as in instinct
an innate sense of what is true or what will happen
Although the child looked fine, the parents' intuition told them something was wrong.
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Recent Examples of intuition
Right now, your body is highly in tune with your intuition, so listen to your physical signals as a means of tuning into your psychic energy.
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
These poetic yet perplexing directions are a hallmark of heirloom recipes, passed down in an era when cooking was more about intuition than exact measurements.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
But in spite of that—or perhaps because of it—McAlpine is learning to trust her instincts as a performer, to trust her intuition.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
In Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku leads as Annie, a soft-hearted yet strong-willed Hoodoo practitioner and herbalist who boasts strong intuition and keeps Smoke (played by Michael B. Jordan) grounded in reality.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
These poetic yet perplexing directions are a hallmark of heirloom recipes, passed down in an era when cooking was more about intuition than exact measurements.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
But in spite of that—or perhaps because of it—McAlpine is learning to trust her instincts as a performer, to trust her intuition.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
In Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku leads as Annie, a soft-hearted yet strong-willed Hoodoo practitioner and herbalist who boasts strong intuition and keeps Smoke (played by Michael B. Jordan) grounded in reality.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuition
instinct
Noun
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Guidry has really good instincts and pursuit as a run defender.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Asante plays with average diagnosis and will need to rely on speed over instincts for his production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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