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intuited

VERB

perceive

Synonyms

STRONG

appreciate apprehend comprehend conclude copy deduce distinguish feature feel flash gather get grasp know learn pin read realize recognize see sense track

WEAK

feel in one's bones get the message get the picture get vibrations

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard fail ignore lose misinterpret miss misunderstand neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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Study after study now confirms what my father and mother intuited long before science caught up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

As Diamond intuited, geographic mechanisms were significant in some areas, but the continent's dominant axis did not uniformly dictate the potential for cultural spread.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

Now in his late-20s, Gary had been self-conscious about his weight at the time, and Yoko quickly intuited the source of his anxiety.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

Sometimes that involves osmosis, like when Ice told Riot she “needed a ‘SpongeBob’-type beat” for “Bikini Bottom,” and he intuited the music so accurately some fans thought it was actually from the long-running cartoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

This philosopher is certainly not Newcomen; but Desaguliers had, I think, correctly intuited the only plausible route to the invention of the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton