BRAININESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

braininess

noun

Definition of braininess

as in intelligence

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Noun

Author Yuval Noah Harari has been pointing out the difference between consciousness and intelligence.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Floris was a former top intelligence analyst in charge at the bureau's Washington Field Office, while Benavides was the former deputy assistant director at the FBI's Counterintelligence Division.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

And when the stakes are highest, Reina knows to trust her heart as well as her intellect.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.

— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of smartness

Noun

Mesmerized by its brilliance, Marcella feels an irresistible pull toward the diamond, and when the glittering façade of her charmed life begins to crack, Marcella must decide whether the Midnight Diamond is her salvation—or her doom.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Seen as a five-tool star, Mondesí had moments of brilliance with the Royals, but also struggled with injuries.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

The fact that Jones, who lacks both talent and wit, survived for so long at ESPN and in sports media is an indictment of both institutions.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Many members of the military special forces who Kirk worked with probably couldn't keep their wits in a similar situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of wit

Noun

That his collections seemed to try to honor both Demna’s casualwear range and his own couture-like sensibility only muddled the brand’s remit further.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
Lee Friedlander in the sense of how the camera sees things, not so much in terms of his humanistic sensibility.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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