Synonyms of brains

brains 1 of 2

noun

plural of brain

as in intelligence

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

brains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brain

as in skulls

Related Words

• skulls
• beans
• conks
• clubs
• saps
• spears
• cudgels
• canes
• stabs
• switches
• knees
• sledges
• butts
• lashes
• whips
• sledgehammers
• flails
• slashes
• floors
• decks
• levels
• thrashes
• flogs
• bowls (down or over)
• taps
• kicks
• creams
• bumps
• stamps
• knocks down
• chops
• jabs
• jostles
• prods
• strokes
• flicks
• pokes
• dumps
• fells
• pushes
• sucker punches
• shoves
• rabbit-punches
• boxes
• socks
• licks
• peppers
• slugs
• bunts
• batters
• clocks
• whales
• pelts
• bats
• nails
• hammers
• buffets
• cuffs
• mangles
• clips
• pounds
• zaps
• pummels
• belts
• scuffs
• bludgeons
• hits
• mauls
• bobs
• claps
• punches
• tags
• knocks
• laces
• raps
• bangs
• clouts
• bops
• smacks
• roughs
• whacks
• bonks
• smites
• cracks
• thumps
• drubs
• thwacks
• wallops
• slaps
• pastes
• swipes
• bashes
• lambastes
• clobbers
• busts
• pommels
• slams
• swats
• bungs
• strikes
• beats
• biffs
• slogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brains

Noun

This higher baseline expression in female brains could therefore help maintain activity across this network when other genes are disrupted. — New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026

Words and birds have become a meaningful part of their experiences, so their brains are tuned to the new information. — Woon Ju Park, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Kennedy’s fringe beliefs, such as his zealous anti-vaccine views, his rejection of germ theory, and his false claim that 5G is damaging our brains and causing cancer. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

The zaps boosted their performance on the task, but afterward the participants were less willing to engage in other cognitively demanding tasks than those whose brains weren’t stimulated, suggesting higher mental fatigue. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

Connecting with rappers of regional fame seems to be one of their ways of personalizing this effort; rappers who have a way of burning words into our brains in ways these companies dream of. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

Learning a second language at an early age is essential for children, Jacoby said, as their brains are still developing and are receptive to acquiring a new language. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Often, the words and language delivered to our brains come with a shine or a stain. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Cannabis impairs cognitive functioning and can be particularly detrimental to young brains that are still developing. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing brains

• beat one's brains out (about)
• cudgel one's brains (about)
• pick the brains of