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

Research shows heat hurts cognitive performance, including reaction time and decision-making. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Why the Test Isn’t Ready for Healthy Adults The authors caution that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted as support for routine p-tau217 screening in people without cognitive impairment symptoms. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2026

By the end of the study, 98% of participants had undergone brain autopsy, and more than 600 brains were examined by neuropathologists who did not know how the sisters had performed on cognitive tests during life. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

The nun study reshaped how scientists think about Alzheimer’s by showing that brain pathology and cognitive symptoms don’t always line up. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026