Synonyms of intuition

intuition

noun

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.

Related Words

• instinct
• insight
• feel
• suspicion
• foresight
• anticipation
• impression
• foreknowledge
• discernment
• perception
• prescience
• sixth sense
• premonition
• presentiment
• prognostication
• foreboding
• presage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intuition

Creative intuition, human judgment, and, yes, taste, are still the hardest things to replace. — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026

An aspect between love planet Venus and numinous Neptune heightens our intuition, compassionand ability to read between the lines. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Beals will play the female lead — and Sam and Nick’s boss — Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Follow your intuition down dirt roads, then stop in a sudden nowhere. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026