as in intimate
characterized by what feels naturally right or true without coming from thought or learning
He has an intuitive sense of what others are feeling that makes him a great listener. The designer has an intuitive style that stands out from the crowd but is also practical.
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Recent Examples of intuitive
The interface is intuitive, with large icons for maintenance, calibration, and filament management.
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PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Catalina’s character is exceptionally well drawn, and the subtle, fantastic elements — unanswered phone calls, a sense of an unseen presence, intuitive impulses — lend the film a distinctive, poetic identity.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
These intuitive trekking poles collapse with the single push of a button into three fast-folding, 14-inch sections.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
The Clown–Editor framework is meant to be a simple, intuitive way to approach the writing process, not a scientific claim.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Catalina’s character is exceptionally well drawn, and the subtle, fantastic elements — unanswered phone calls, a sense of an unseen presence, intuitive impulses — lend the film a distinctive, poetic identity.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
These intuitive trekking poles collapse with the single push of a button into three fast-folding, 14-inch sections.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
The Clown–Editor framework is meant to be a simple, intuitive way to approach the writing process, not a scientific claim.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitive
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Eleven men and women died in intimate partner homicides in 2024, nearly double the number killed the previous year, according to the annual Fatality Review Report for Tarrant County.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through intimate interviews with players, coaches, parents, journalists and opponents, director Kevin Shaw probes media bias, racial stereotypes, community pride and the ethical complexities of youth sports—showing how a moment meant to celebrate young athletes became a lasting stigma.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The deeper issue is that young fan base — Gen Z, Gen Alphas, and the Millennials to some degree — anime is just an intrinsic part of their personality.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The rye’s intrinsic black pepper, vanilla, oak, and maple notes shine through, but these are all augmented (and not overtaken) by the flavors from the finishing casks, making this a thoroughly engaging sipper.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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The idea is to insulate yourself against the market’s inherent volatility, and to have sufficient cash to cover your expenses in a downturn.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Music directors Jordan Summers and Nick Vincent did a classic song that passes too quickly on record a great service by extending it by a few choruses, giving Valentine a chance to wring the emotion out of it that was only inherent in Zevon’s necessarily simpler delivery.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Not home in the physical sense, but in the ancestral one — that instinctive recognition that lives in the bones.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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In Warhead, Wright explains how armed conflict impacts every part of our brain, from the instinctive reflexes of our reptilian brainstem to the cognitive and metacognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Cowboys could make a strong case for adding an instinctual player in the second level of their defense, and Logan Wilson is one of the most public trade candidates on the market entering the deadline.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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The body’s instinctual urge to breath kicks in but the mind understands that breathing results in death, Sotomayor wrote in an opinion joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Intuitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitive. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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