Synonyms of minds

minds 1 of 2

noun

plural of mind

1

as in psyches

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

• psyches
• brains
• intellects
• intelligence
• thinkers
• heads
• perceptions
• wisdoms
• wits
• insights
• cerebrums
• brilliances
• skulls
• reasons
• mentalities
• judgments
• belfries
• noodles
• loaves
• gray matters
• acumens
• sagacities
• sapiences
• cognizances
• perspicacities

2

as in opinions

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

please speak your mind freely on this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opinions
• beliefs
• feelings
• views
• thoughts
• perceptions
• notions
• convictions
• impressions
• eyes
• sentiments
• comments
• ideas
• judgments
• verdicts
• observations
• persuasions
• attitudes
• assumptions
• decisions
• estimates
• presumptions
• says
• presuppositions
• concepts
• guesses
• theories
• conceptions
• estimations
• faiths
• advice
• suggestions
• hypotheses
• remarks
• determinations
• viewpoints
• perspectives
• recommendations
• conjectures
• conclusions
• takes
• reflections
• stances
• stands
• hunches
• positions
• inputs
• shoes
• angles
• standpoints
• deliverances
• surmises
• credences
• esteems
• outlooks
• credits
• obiter dicta
• counterviews
• slants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• truths

minds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mind

1

as in listens

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

• listens
• hears
• hearkens
• heeds
• harkens
• harks
• pricks up one's ears
• attends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• tunes out
• discounts
• disregards

2

as in remembers

chiefly dialect to bring back to mind

I seem to mind such a tale from way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remembers
• recalls
• thinks (of)
• recollects
• reminds
• harks back (to)
• hearkens back (to)
• flashes back (to)
• reproduces
• harkens back (to)
• reminisces (about)
• evokes
• extracts
• recaptures
• elicits
• recurs
• educes
• represents
• raises
• relives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• disremembers
• ignores
• unlearns
• neglects
• disregards
• overlooks
• loses
• misremembers
• misses
• blanks (out)

3

as in obeys

to act according to the commands of

tell the children to mind the babysitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obeys
• follows
• conforms (to)
• observes
• adheres (to)
• complies (with)
• falls in with
• goose-steps (to)
• keeps to
• abides by
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• regards
• defers (to)
• agrees (to)
• assents (to)
• hears
• listens (to)
• watches
• accedes (to)
• notices
• marks
• notes
• acquiesces (to)
• heeds
• takes
• attends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenges
• rebels (against)
• leads
• defies
• dares
• refuses
• directs
• disobeys
• passes over
• ignores
• renounces
• repudiates
• overlooks
• disregards
• disobliges
• violates
• dismisses
• brushes (off)
• breaks
• breaches
• shrugs off
• winks (at)
• tunes out
• mocks
• disputes
• scorns
• contests
• transgresses
• infringes
• scoffs (at)
• fights
• overpasses
• opposes
• resists
• derides
• flouts
• bucks
• withstands
• revolts (against)
• combats
• pooh-poohs
• mutinies (against)

4

as in notices

to be cautious of or on guard against

mind the slippery steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notices
• wares
• looks out (for)
• guards (against)
• watches
• sees
• notes
• watches out (for)
• marks
• is on the lookout for
• perceives
• keeps one's eyes open for
• heeds
• observes
• discerns
• attends
• beholds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• misses
• overlooks
• discounts
• disregards

5

as in cares

to have an interest or concern for

don't mind him; he's always complaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cares
• watches
• looks out (for)
• regards
• notices
• feels (for)
• notes
• attends
• heeds
• observes
• sympathizes (with)
• empathizes (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards

6

as in watches

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

• watches
• supervises
• oversees
• tends
• looks after
• manages
• guards
• attends
• controls
• cares (for)
• sees to
• protects
• operates
• guides
• sees after
• mothers
• babies
• superintends
• governs
• takes care of
• runs
• regulates
• directs
• shields
• conducts
• patrols
• safeguards
• stewards
• presides (over)
• shepherds
• administrates
• chaperones
• babysits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• forgets
• passes over
• neglects
• abandons
• disregards

7

as in notes

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

• notes
• follows
• regards
• listens (to)
• respects
• watches
• observes
• obeys
• considers
• heeds
• keeps
• conforms (to)
• hears
• contemplates
• attends (to)
• weighs
• ponders
• notices
• complies (with)
• sees
• marks
• hearkens (to)
• mulls
• harks (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• passes over
• discounts
• neglects
• tunes out
• dismisses
• scorns
• brushes (aside or off)
• glosses (over)
• shrugs off
• defies
• flouts
• pooh-poohs
• slights
• glozes (over)
• snubs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minds

Noun

When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Aside from Wolff, the cast consists of the comedic minds behind Almost Friday TV, a sketch crew born out of the digital media company Almost Friday Media. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Strangely though, academics haven’t discovered that pregnant women—especially famous ones—also cause a significant part of the population to lose their tiny minds. — Claire Cohen, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Airport safety is on travelers' minds after the deadly runway incident at LaGuardia Airport in March. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Undaunted by Bamman’s limited physical mobility or Pine’s struggles with memory loss, the trio find that Beckett’s words still course through their minds and bodies. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

The threat of food insecurity looms large in the minds of Chinese Communist Party officials. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

And people don’t think in the back of their minds, OK, this guy’s running for office. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026

Whatever was in the minds of people like Bernie Sanders and AOC, at a time when the likelihood of Democrats winning the House and possibly the Senate was real, is just the thing that could put the kibosh on the whole scenario in the 2026 midterms. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

When to stick or twist The other big question in fantasy managers minds if when to stick with a captain haul and when to twist — and this is another element of the game which is dynamic. — Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Not that Black minds any of that, though. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Goes to work and minds his business. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026

Of course, not everyone minds coconuts being taken. — Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026

Even the genius minds behind Heated Rivalry can make a mistake now and then. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026

The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025

Phrases Containing minds

• meeting of minds