noetic

adjective

Definition of noeticnext
as in mental

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Recent Examples of noetic Spector would reportedly play Professor Robert Langdon opposite Rebecca Hall as love interest/noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 July 2026 What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noetic
  1. mental
  2. thinking
  3. rational
  4. internal
  5. psychological
  6. intellectual
  7. cognitive
  8. brilliant
Adjective
  • The day improves once your mental energy has something interesting to explore instead of something annoying to manage.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That mental discipline — paired with her elite diving IQ — is what has carried her to the sport’s highest stage.
    — Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of mental
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    — Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Definition of thinking
Adjective
  • Humans, in contrast, have souls that are additionally capable of rational thought.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • Cavitation has been modeled for a long time, but scientists have never examined it as an internal driver of droplet breakup.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Roche stopped work on one of its obesity drug candidates, after clinical-trial data suggested the medicine did not hit internal targets, The Wall Street Journal tells us.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • Instead of a nanny, Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a up-and-coming writer hired to help famed author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) finish her series of twisted psychological thrillers after a car accident left her unable to complete them on her own.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Josh, your book is deeply psychological and rooted in a child’s experience, following Bela’s narration and her uncertainty about what’s real.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of psychological
Adjective
  • For a writer so given to cultural reference, intellectual genealogy, and various explanatory apparatuses, this failure of language is unexpectedly liberating to read.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But the data gap was particularly glaring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, potentially missing 75% of the population, according to a recent paper co-authored by CDC statisticians.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • Researchers wanted to know whether a short bout of exercise really provides some of the same cognitive benefit as a nap.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Untreated sleep apnea can raise the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cognitive
Adjective
  • Through the sheer force of his will and his brilliant comedic timing, Bratton was elevated to a cast member by the second season.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Read Cep’s Profile of Kingsolver » Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Noetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noetic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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