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

Story had more raw speed, while Parker relies on intuition to steal bases. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Animated by dialogue and wordplay, Smith’s novel shines with her intuition, and her ability to surprise. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

So finding a subject might start, for the literary biographer, with something like an intuition. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

At Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Summit, industry leaders explained why human taste, intuition, and local knowledge still matter most. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026