Synonyms of brain

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noun

ˈbrān 

1

as in genius

a very smart person

the brains all sit together at lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genius
• wizard
• intellect
• thinker
• nerd
• whiz
• wiz
• brainiac
• geek
• intellectual
• blue
• savant
• sage
• master
• virtuoso
• polymath
• Renaissance man
• natural
• highbrow
• bluestocking
• polyhistor
• ace
• crackajack
• longhair
• crackerjack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiot
• moron
• pinhead
• dummy
• imbecile
• dope
• dolt
• blockhead
• numbskull
• dunce
• dumbbell
• knucklehead
• goon
• numskull
• illiterate
• hammerhead
• know-nothing
• dodo
• nitwit
• ignoramus
• fathead
• ass
• lowbrow
• fool
• half-wit
• donkey
• philistine
• snake
• heel
• beast
• creep
• jackass
• clown
• skunk
• louse
• jerk
• cretin
• cur
• stinker
• cad
• boor
• lout
• anti-intellectual
• churl

2

as in intelligence

often brains plural the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intelligence
• intellect
• sense
• reason
• brainpower
• talent
• smarts
• mentality
• intellectuality
• gray matter
• insight
• headpiece
• wisdom
• aptitude
• mind
• perception
• brilliance
• skull
• intellectualism
• alertness
• judgement
• judgment
• acumen
• discernment
• perspicacity
• apprehension
• braininess
• common sense
• astuteness
• wit
• horse sense
• discriminability
• sagacity
• highbrowism
• head
• percipience
• eggheadedness
• mother wit
• sapience

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• density
• dullness
• dulness
• idiocy
• slowness
• feeblemindedness
• stupidity
• dumbness
• imbecility
• denseness
• foolishness
• fatuity
• senselessness
• simpleness
• dopiness
• doltishness
• half-wittedness

3

as in mind

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons

I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mind
• psyche
• head
• intellect
• intelligence
• cerebrum
• skull
• thinker
• wisdom
• brilliance
• perception
• insight
• wit
• consciousness
• gray matter
• reason
• judgment
• noodle
• judgement
• awareness
• alertness
• mentality
• loaf
• acumen
• belfry
• sagacity
• cognizance
• perspicacity
• sapience
• astuteness
• self-awareness
• self-consciousness

brain

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verb

as in to skull

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skull
• bean
• conk
• cane
• spear
• club
• sap
• stab
• switch
• cudgel
• slash
• cream
• flail
• knee
• deck
• lash
• whip
• sledge
• floor
• butt
• thrash
• kick
• bump
• stroke
• sledgehammer
• push
• level
• tap
• flog
• fell
• dump
• knock down
• poke
• jab
• bowl (down or over)
• shove
• sucker punch
• jostle
• flick
• stamp
• prod
• rabbit-punch
• box
• pepper
• clock
• chop
• rough
• batter
• bunt
• lick
• zap
• cuff
• pummel
• slug
• clout
• hit
• buffet
• mangle
• smack
• bat
• whack
• belt
• bung
• sock
• punch
• whale
• knock
• pelt
• bop
• maul
• bob
• tag
• paste
• crack
• rap
• clap
• lace
• bonk
• smite
• clip
• slap
• scuff
• bludgeon
• hammer
• bang
• thump
• nail
• pommel
• bust
• swipe
• wallop
• drub
• clobber
• pound
• slam
• lambast
• strike
• swat
• thwack
• bash
• lambaste
• slog
• beat
• biff

Examples of brain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. —Gary Stix, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024

In my brain, there’s definitely a possibility for that to happen at some point. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024

Verb

The new technique, transplant surgeons say, significantly expands the potential pool to patients who are comatose but not brain dead, and whose families have withdrawn life support because there is little chance of recovery. —Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023

Neanderthal Brain Size Overall, these skulls indicate that the brains of H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens were similarly sized, with H. neanderthalensis brains beating H. sapiens brains only slightly in terms of their total volume. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023