FACULTIES Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

faculties

noun

plural of faculty

as in powers

a natural ability of the mind or body although they are well into their 80s, the mental faculties of this couple are as sharp as ever

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as in talents

a special and usually inborn ability even when he was still at a young age, John Singleton Copley's artistic faculties were readily recognizable

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as in abilities

the physical or mental power to do something the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened

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Recent Examples of faculties The bouba-kiki effect may have played a role in the emergence of language, along with many other cognitive faculties. —

Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026 Instead, the attorney claimed, Williams' faculties were impacted by alcohol addiction. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026 For the past fifty years, the predominant theory held that our capacity to parse complicated syntax rested on specialized, innate faculties. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Precisely because colleges and universities are insulated, because faculties get to choose their own colleagues, and because of tenure rules, campuses can become ideologically homogeneous and resistant to necessary change. —

Andy Smarick, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026 Frescoes by Pellegrino Tibaldi depict the liberal arts and the four faculties of medieval knowledge, situating the library within the intellectual framework of its era. —

Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026 Instead, the 85-year-old leaves on her own terms, her faculties intact, a generation of Democrats saluting her legacy. —

Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Reich began teaching more than 40 years ago, serving on the faculties of Harvard, Brandeis, and finally at Berkeley (with stints in between serving in the Ford, Carter, and Clinton administrations). —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte reversed his previous stance of not selling logos at university athletic faculties with the announcement that local health company Humann will place its brand on campus fields and courts, most notably at Royal-Memorial Stadium. —

Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025

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Mastering nuclear technology therefore isn’t merely a technical achievement but proof of Iran’s sovereignty and advancement to the level of global powers.

— Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban government, on the other hand, remains largely unrecognized by the international community and thus lacks formal diplomatic ties with major Western powers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026