Synonyms of brainpower

brainpower

noun

ˈbrān-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brainpower

The media frenzy surrounding AI in higher education has largely painted the Gen Z and Gen Alpha students adapting this new world as lazy or entitled, content to skate by on artificial brainpower. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2026

The purchase of majority ownership by Dodgers owner Mark Walter means, among other things, that the teams are sharing brainpower and ideas. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 May 2026

Now, researchers and oncologists need to throw their brainpower into understanding how to do that even better, whether with this drug paired with others, or with the next wave of treatments. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

That’s why some believe that this artificial brainpower will eliminate jobs, if not wipe out employment in entire industries. — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026