COGNITIONAL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

cognitional

adjective

Definition of cognitional

as in cognitive

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There were no cognitive tasks researchers routinely go for in brain studies, but there was a purpose behind this omission.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
Berries Collen also points to antioxidants, which are known to support cognitive function.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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Women naturally store less creatine than men, and during perimenopause and menopause, declining estrogen can take a toll on both muscle health and mental clarity.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026
Steeped in therapy culture and financial literacy content, young Americans are fluent in boundary-setting and open to frank conversations about money and mental load.

— Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Plath is shown not as a passive victim of despair, but as a brilliant intellectual and visionary poet.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
In the process, Hall, Woodford, and other scholars helped breathe new life into the ideas of economics giant John Maynard Keynes, whose intellectual legacy, for a time, seemed in danger of melting away.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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