Synonyms of intuits

intuits

verb

present tense third-person singular of intuit

as in understands

to have a clear idea of

an imaginative genius like Shakespeare could intuit the thoughts, feelings, and motives of a vast array of characters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• knows
• deciphers
• recognizes
• comprehends
• sees
• grasps
• appreciates
• discerns
• perceives
• realizes
• senses
• conceives
• apprehends
• gets
• assimilates
• beholds
• decodes
• makes
• seizes
• cognizes
• registers
• digs
• groks
• tumbles (to)
• catches
• makes out
• catches on (to)
• twigs
• savvies
• absorbs
• picks up on
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• penetrates
• compasses
• takes in
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misconstrues
• mistakes
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intuits

But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Anyone who has paid attention to Andrés over the years — through his frequent appearances on morning news shows and late-night TV, his nearly 40 restaurants and bars, and, of course, through his high-risk humanitarian work through World Central Kitchen — intuits that this is a man of many emotions. — General Manager, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Williams worries, notices, intuits, chides and calls out. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

With the programming set to suit desired preferences of flavor intensity, texture and spice levels, the Nosh unit intuits when to add the next ingredients or seasonings. — New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026

As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first. — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026

This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026