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brains

NOUN

acumen

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acuity awareness brilliance guile ingenuity insight intellect intelligence intuition judgment sensitivity shrewdness vision wisdom wit

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acuteness astuteness cleverness comprehension cunning discernment discrimination farsightedness grasp keenness perception perspicacity perspicuity refinement sagacity sharpness smartness smarts understanding

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good taste percipience

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ignorance insensitivity stupidity

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misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding

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denseness inability ineptness obtuseness

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astuteness

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acumen cleverness intelligence keenness sagacity understanding wisdom

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ignorance inability ineptness stupidity

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authority

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expert judge law

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Bible CEO arbiter aristocrat boss brass buff connoisseur czar egghead establishment exec executive feds governor guru kingfish kingpin pro professional professor pundit scholar specialist textbook upstairs veteran virtuoso whiz wizard

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big cheese big shot big wig city hall front office ivory dome power elite top brass top dog top hand

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amateur greenhorn ignoramus proletariat rookie student

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brainpower

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intellect

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I.Q. brain grasp mentality mind understanding

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intellectual power mental ability mental capacity

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body disbelief misunderstanding physicality

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capacity

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capability competence efficiency facility power readiness skill strength talent

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adequacy aptitude aptness bent caliber cleverness compass faculty forte genius gift inclination intelligence knack might qualification stature

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the goods up to it what it takes

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impotence inability incapability incapacity incompetence inefficiency ineptness lack weakness

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ignorance inaptitude stupidity

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cleverness

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dexterity flair gumption quickness wit

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ability adroitness astuteness calculation discernment gift intelligence resourcefulness sagacity sense sharpness shrewdness skill smartness talent wisdom

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canniness quick wit

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inability ineptness

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ignorance incapacity stupidity weakness

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foolishness naïveté senselessness

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erudition

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refinement

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bookishness cultivation culture enlightenment knowledge learnedness learning letters literacy lore pedantry savvy scholarship science studiousness

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intellectuality scholarliness

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ignorance

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gray matter

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bean cerebrum noggin noodle pate smarts upper story

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head

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mind

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aptitude aptness bent capacity faculty flair genius gift intellect knack mentality talent thought turn understanding

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inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack

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bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance rear stupidity

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ingenuity

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ability brilliance dexterity flair genius gumption intelligence inventiveness resourcefulness shrewdness skill talent wisdom wit

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adroitness astuteness brightness creativity cunning smartness

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clumsiness ignorance inability incapacity ineptness stupidity weakness

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intellect

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ability acumen genius intelligence intuition judgment savvy

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cerebration comprehension egghead intellectual mentality mind psyche pundit reason sense smarts thinker understanding wits

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intellectuality what it takes

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ignorance inability inanity ineptness stupidity

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body disbelief misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding physicality

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intelligence

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acumen agility brilliance intellect judgment perception quickness savvy sense skill subtlety understanding wit

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IQ acuity alertness aptitude brainpower brightness capacity cleverness comprehension coruscation discernment luminosity mentality mind penetration perspicacity precocity quotient reason sagacity smarts trenchancy

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gray matter the right stuff what it takes

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ignorance inability stupidity

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disinclination physicality

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ineptness

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judgment

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acumen awareness common sense experience intelligence intuition knowledge perception prudence reasoning sense understanding wisdom

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acuteness apprehension astuteness capacity comprehension discernment discrimination genius grasp incisiveness ingenuity keenness mentality penetration perspicacity quickness range rationality reach readiness reason sagacity sanity sapience savvy sharpness shrewdness sophistication soundness taste wit

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percipience

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ignorance inability ineptness stupidity

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misunderstanding unsoundness

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inanity indecision misjudgment

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mentality

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attitude character mind mindset outlook personality psychology sense understanding

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IQ brainpower cast comprehension disposition headset intellect makeup rationality reasoning routine wit

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frame of mind intelligence quotient mental age turn of mind way of thinking

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disbelief

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physicality

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mind

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attention brain consciousness genius head imagination instinct intellect judgment mentality perception psyche sense soul spirit talent thought wisdom

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apperception brainpower capacity cognizance conception creativity faculty function ingenuity intellectual intuition lucidity marbles observation power ratiocination reason reasoning regard sanity soundness thinker understanding wits

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intellectuality percipience

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being body ignorance incapacity physicality reality stupidity

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incompetence unsoundness

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amnesia corporeality

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official

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administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary

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CEO President boss brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal mayor officeholder panjandrum premier top treasurer

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big shot front office head person top brass top dog

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employee

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profundity

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solidity sophistication

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acumen astuteness balance caution circumspection comprehension depth discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition foresight gumption information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning penetration perspicacity poise practicality prudence reason sagaciousness sagacity sanity sapience savvy shrewdness stability understanding

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clear thinking good judgment horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

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ignorance imprudence inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity thoughtlessness

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reason

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logic reasoning sense

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acumen apprehension argumentation bounds brain comprehension deduction dialectics discernment generalization induction inference intellect intellection judgment limits lucidity marbles mentality mind moderation propriety ratiocination rationalism rationality rationalization reasonableness saneness sanity senses sensibleness soundness speculation understanding wisdom wit

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sound mind

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body disbelief ignorance misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding physicality stupidity unsoundness

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ringleader

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chieftain instigator mastermind troublemaker

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President agitator boss captain chief commander general head inciter orchestrator ruler skipper spokesperson

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head honcho

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employee follower worker

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sagaciousness

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acumen astuteness balance caution circumspection comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition experience foresight gumption information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning penetration perspicacity poise practicality profundity prudence reason sagacity sanity sapience savvy shrewdness solidity sophistication stability understanding

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clear thinking good judgment horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

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ignorance imprudence inability ineptness instability misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity thoughtlessness

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sagacity

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acumen astuteness comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge perceptiveness perspicacity practicality prudence sapience sense shrewdness understanding

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clear thinking common-sense good judgment levelheadedness sageness

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ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity

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sageness

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acumen astuteness balance caution circumspection clear thinking comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition experience foresight good judgment gumption horse sense information insight intelligence judgment judiciousness knowledge learning pansophy penetration perspicacity poise practicality profundity prudence reason sagaciousness sagacity sanity sapience savoir faire savvy shrewdness solidity sophistication stability understanding

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sense

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ability appreciation atmosphere aura common sense feel feeling imagination impression insight intelligence judgment knowledge mentality mind recognition sentiment spirit thought understanding wisdom wit

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capacity cleverness cognizance consciousness discernment discrimination gumption intellect intuition premonition presentiment prudence quickness reason reasoning sagacity sanity sharpness smarts soul tact

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clear-headedness

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being concrete disbelief ignorance inability inanity physicality reality stupidity thing

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carelessness senselessness

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smarts

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IQ acuity acumen alertness aptitude brainpower brightness brilliance cleverness competence comprehension intellect judgment know-how mind perception perspicacity precocity reason savvy sense understanding

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gray matter the right stuff what it takes

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disbelief disinclination ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity

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variety meat

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chitlins chitterlings giblets gizzard heart kidneys liver marrow mountain oyster pancreas prairie oyster stomach sweetbread thymus tongue tripe

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wisdom

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acumen caution common sense experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge poise prudence sanity savvy sophistication understanding

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astuteness balance circumspection comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment erudition gumption information judiciousness learning penetration perspicacity practicality reason sagacity sapience shrewdness solidity stability

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clear thinking good judgment horse sense pansophy sageness savoir faire

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ignorance imprudence inability ineptness stupidity thoughtlessness

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wit/wits

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acumen acuteness astucity astuteness awareness balance brainpower cleverness common-sense comprehension depth of perception discernment discrimination esprit grasp ingenuity insight keenness lucidity marbles mentality mind perception perspicacity practicality prudence rationality reason sagaciousness sagacity sageness saneness sanity sapience sense shrewdness soundness understanding wisdom

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ignorance stupidity

Example Sentences

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Despite all that, Bores, a former employee of surveillance tech giant Palantir, insists he’s not against A.I.—he’s just trying to make it work for those of us still stubbornly clinging to our carbon-based brains.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Robots need more than processors and AI brains.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Not all of Mr. Raftery’s information involves brains and blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

It is true that ostriches have exceedingly tiny brains relative to their size, yet even ostriches are not quite as dim-witted as all that.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

brains

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