Synonyms of mind

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noun

ˈmīnd 

1

as in brain

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons

scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brain
• psyche
• head
• intellect
• intelligence
• thinker
• cerebrum
• skull
• wisdom
• perception
• insight
• brilliance
• wit
• reason
• consciousness
• judgment
• awareness
• mentality
• alertness
• gray matter
• acumen
• sagacity
• noodle
• cognizance
• belfry
• astuteness
• loaf
• perspicacity
• sapience
• self-consciousness
• self-awareness

2

as in sanity

the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities

everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sanity
• head
• sense
• reason
• health
• saneness
• marbles
• daylights
• healthfulness
• wit(s)
• rationality
• reasonableness
• soundness
• lucidity
• healthiness
• lucidness
• wholesomeness
• wisdom
• normality
• normalcy
• clearheadedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insanity
• madness
• dementia
• mania
• derangement
• delusion
• hallucination
• hysteria
• lunacy
• delirium
• frenzy
• unreason

3

as in opinion

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge

please speak your mind freely on this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opinion
• belief
• view
• feeling
• attitude
• impression
• conviction
• perception
• eye
• sentiment
• notion
• judgment
• idea
• verdict
• thought
• persuasion
• observation
• comment
• estimate
• assumption
• guess
• estimation
• theory
• decision
• concept
• advice
• suggestion
• say
• faith
• conception
• perspective
• determination
• presumption
• viewpoint
• reflection
• stand
• remark
• esteem
• hypothesis
• stance
• take
• recommendation
• conclusion
• input
• presupposition
• position
• standpoint
• hunch
• conjecture
• credit
• outlook
• deliverance
• shoes
• surmise
• angle
• credence
• obiter dictum
• slant
• counterview

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• truth

4

as in memory

the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced

call to mind the events of last year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memory
• recollection
• perception
• reminiscence
• thinking
• remembrance
• reflection
• comprehension
• understanding
• consciousness
• awareness
• meditation
• contemplation
• total recall
• grasp
• musing
• cognizance
• retrospection
• hypermnesia
• apprehension
• grip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repression
• amnesia
• forgetfulness

mind

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verb

1

as in to listen

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listen
• hear
• heed
• hearken
• hark
• harken
• attend
• prick up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• tune out
• discount

2

as in to remember

chiefly dialect to bring back to mind

I seem to mind such a tale from way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remember
• recall
• recollect
• think (of)
• remind
• reproduce
• reminisce (about)
• flash back (to)
• hark back (to)
• hearken back (to)
• harken back (to)
• evoke
• recapture
• recur
• elicit
• extract
• relive
• represent
• educe
• raise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• disregard
• lose
• neglect
• disremember
• overlook
• unlearn
• miss
• misremember
• blank (out)

3

as in to obey

to act according to the commands of

tell the children to mind the babysitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obey
• follow
• observe
• comply (with)
• conform (to)
• abide by
• adhere (to)
• keep to
• fall in with
• regard
• goose-step (to)
• hear
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• notice
• agree (to)
• defer (to)
• watch
• surrender (to)
• heed
• acquiesce (to)
• assent (to)
• note
• accede (to)
• listen (to)
• take
• mark
• attend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dare
• defy
• challenge
• refuse
• direct
• lead
• disobey
• rebel (against)
• ignore
• renounce
• disregard
• overlook
• dismiss
• pass over
• repudiate
• break
• violate
• disoblige
• fight
• brush (off)
• breach
• transgress
• resist
• infringe
• withstand
• mock
• oppose
• wink (at)
• contest
• scorn
• dispute
• combat
• tune out
• scoff (at)
• revolt (against)
• shrug off
• deride
• flout
• buck
• overpass
• pooh-pooh
• mutiny (against)

4

as in to notice

to be cautious of or on guard against

mind the slippery steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notice
• see
• guard (against)
• ware
• watch
• beware (of)
• watch out (for)
• look out (for)
• note
• be on the lookout for
• heed
• perceive
• keep one's eyes open for
• mark
• observe
• attend
• discern
• behold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• miss
• disregard
• overlook
• discount

5

as in to care

to have an interest or concern for

don't mind him; he's always complaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• care
• watch
• notice
• regard
• look out (for)
• heed
• feel (for)
• note
• attend
• observe
• sympathize (with)
• empathize (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• overlook

6

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watch
• supervise
• oversee
• tend
• manage
• control
• attend
• guard
• look after
• protect
• see to
• operate
• care (for)
• see after
• run
• guide
• govern
• take care of
• direct
• conduct
• superintend
• regulate
• mother
• safeguard
• baby
• preside (over)
• shield
• steward
• patrol
• administrate
• shepherd
• chaperone
• babysit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• abandon
• disregard
• neglect
• pass over

7

as in to note

to take notice of and be guided by

mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• note
• follow
• regard
• obey
• listen (to)
• heed
• consider
• observe
• respect
• watch
• keep
• contemplate
• hear
• ponder
• weigh
• notice
• conform (to)
• see
• comply (with)
• mull
• attend (to)
• hearken (to)
• mark
• hark (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• dismiss
• tune out
• neglect
• pass over
• discount
• scorn
• gloss (over)
• brush (aside or off)
• shrug off
• defy
• slight
• flout
• pooh-pooh
• gloze (over)
• snub

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mind

Noun

Keep in mind that Google has repeatedly said the Tensor processor isn't designed to run benchmarks at peak speeds, but is instead meant to handle AI tasks. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

The offer is still on the table if Andrews ever changes her mind, according to franchise star Anne Hathaway, who will reprise the role of Mia Thermopolis in the film. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

However, some of them didn’t seem to mind when others were discriminating against students there that were either Israeli or Jewish. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Despite the flood of criticism and memes, some viewers didn't mind the rudimentary production. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing mind

• blow one's mind
• change one's mind (about)
• frame of mind
• mind reader
• never mind
• out of one's mind
• speak one's mind