PSYCHES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

psyches

noun

plural of psyche

as in spirits

an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist

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bodies
flesh

as in minds

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons a novel that explores the psyche of a depressed teen

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Recent Examples of psyches Rather than the standard psychological insights of TV’s many homicide detectives, Graham possesses a virtually psychic ability to put himself into killers’ twisted psyches. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 Federal immigration officers made more than 4,000 arrests and shot multiple people, two fatally, before Operation Metro Surge wound down in February, leaving an imprint on the psyches of young children that could haunt them for years, mental health providers say. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 This is just the latest development in a saga that has toyed with the psyches of the people who play public golf in the nation’s capital — which includes me, almost every week. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 May 2026 The adaption is extremely faithful to the original novel, with a few liberties taken here and there to dig further into the psyches of the boys. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Khorus Harmonia hatched organically, a lot having to do with the seismic changes contracting Hollywood and runaway production that is roiling the psyches of everyone who makes a living in its ecosystem. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026 But however the lawsuits play out, the issue of tech’s impact on our behavior and our psyches is top of mind for a growing number of physicians, parents, and employers—and will only get more urgent as AI plays a bigger role in our lives. — Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026 Huge oil-price gyrations are usually not good for the economic psyches of consumers and corporate chiefs. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026 While Fermin wasn’t catching the rehabbing Joe Musgrove, the veteran right-hander was an additional Rosetta Stone for the division, the NL in general and even the psyches of the new pitchers throwing to him. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Further lifting Toohey’s spirits is his former high school roommate Lachlan Olbrich.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Space opened up and despite trailing, Argentine spirits were lifted.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of spirits

Noun

Every nation has an origin story, a set of values and principles chiseled into our souls and onto our public spaces.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
All that time with each other must have mattered to their souls, must have bound them together in ways that Will never bothered to care about.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

The researchers’ initial hypothesis was that the squids’ brains were somehow denied energy during development, which limited growth, but that wasn’t the only possible answer.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
Could the generations growing up with their brains hooked to endless video feeds be developing some kind of novel, as-yet-undetectable cognitive brilliance?

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of brains

Noun

Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026