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
Your 11th House of Groups welcomes the intuitive Moon, offering you multiple chances to reconnect with pals or coordinate plans that serve everyone.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
But the extra minutes go more toward stuffing the plot with unnecessary detours (like a metaphor-laden hunting trip) or extending necessary ones (like a library research trip) to two or three times their intuitive length.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Moving their hands around to grab tools or share needed pieces with another player is intuitive.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Only history gives you an intuitive awareness of how events tend to unfold.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
But the extra minutes go more toward stuffing the plot with unnecessary detours (like a metaphor-laden hunting trip) or extending necessary ones (like a library research trip) to two or three times their intuitive length.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Moving their hands around to grab tools or share needed pieces with another player is intuitive.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Only history gives you an intuitive awareness of how events tend to unfold.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitive
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Building on the intimate, immersive style of The Egg, Pegasus has commissioned four local choreographers to make new pieces based on 30 words identified by the Common Language Project of the Writer’s Garret meant to encourage poetry around themes.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Madison, which has already been renewed for a second season, is described as Sheridan’s most intimate work to date and a study of grief and human connection.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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None of the company’s intrinsic features has changed since April to justify this multiple.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Berkshire's policy gives management flexibility to repurchase shares whenever they are deemed to be trading below intrinsic value, with new CEO Greg Abel making that determination in consultation with Chairman Warren Buffett.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Greenberg pointed to an inherent conflict of interest when universities investigate their own employees.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Texas may have plenty of other inherent economic advantages, including a central location and long international border, but its high concentration of major metropolitan areas is also a major factor behind the state’s long-term success, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas argues.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The instinctive Moon squares ambitious Mars, stirring your 5th House of Play and your 2nd House of Cash together.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Creative courage returns as the instinctive Moon conjoins mischievous Mercury in your 5th House of Play, urging you to express whatever stirs within.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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Skyy Clark is a very instinctual defender.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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That’s when something tightened, a brief, instinctual clam-closing and then loosening again just as fast.—
Dawn Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Intuitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitive. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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