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gray matter

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Synonyms & Antonyms of gray matter

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

she's got the gray matter to figure that equation out

Synonyms for gray matter

brain(s),
brainpower,
headpiece,
intellect,
intellectuality,
intelligence,
mentality,
reason,
sense,
smarts

Words Related to gray matter

eggheadedness,
highbrowism,
intellectualism

braininess,
brilliance

acumen,
alertness,
apprehension,
astuteness,
discernment,
discriminability,
insight,
judgment
(or judgement),
perception,
percipience,
perspicacity

common sense,
horse sense,
mother wit

aptitude,
talent

sagacity,
sapience,
wisdom,
wit

head,
mind,
skull

Near Antonyms for gray matter

denseness,
density,
doltishness,
dopiness,
dullness
(also dulness),
dumbness,
fatuity,
feeblemindedness,
foolishness,
half-wittedness,
idiocy,
imbecility,
senselessness,
simpleness,
slowness,
stupidity

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“Gray matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20matter. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.

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