Synonyms of cognitive

cognitive

adjective

as in reasonable

technical of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)

cognitive development

Related Words

• reasonable
• empirical
• analytic
• good
• rational
• logical
• consequent
• defensible
• coherent
• sound
• valid
• sensible
• maintainable
• well-grounded
• well-founded
• syllogistic
• sustainable
• a priori
• justifiable
• supportable
• tenable
• a posteriori
• defendable

Dissimilar Words

• misleading
• sophistic
• fallacious
• specious
• casuistic
• unarticulated
• unscientific
• stupid
• insane
• absurd
• mad
• eristic
• nonsensical
• crazy
• nutty
• fatuous
• loony
• thoughtless
• preposterous
• irrational
• witless
• simpleminded
• daffy
• weak
• senseless
• cockeyed
• unreasonable
• harebrained
• illogical
• incoherent
• unconvincing
• inconsequential
• illegitimate
• weak-minded
• unsound
• invalid
• half-baked
• half-witted
• inconsequent
• uncompelling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cognitive

Preliminary research suggests qigong may help improve mood, cognitive functioning, immunity and pain, with potential benefits for heart health and overall quality of life, according to VeryWell Mind. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

These systems, which are based on mathematical structures called neural networks, excel at cognitive tasks that until recently seemed exclusive to humans. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

But for decades, scientists didn’t understand the neural underpinnings of cognitive exhaustion. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

Participants with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or stroke who reported sleeping well had better cognitive function and brain volume than their counterparts who slept poorly. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026