intuitions

NOUN

insight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hunch instinct

STRONG

ESP clairvoyance discernment divination feeling foreknowledge inspiration nose penetration perception perceptivity premonition presentiment

WEAK

gut reaction innate knowledge intuitiveness second sight sixth sense

Antonyms

WEAK

knowledge reason reasoning

Example Sentences

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"I think I understand more about why that wasn't done -- obviously gratefully -- but that is an area where my intuitions were just off."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We trust our intuitions when we should rely on rational calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Beyond economics, we found that judgments about excessive wealth are also shaped by deeper moral intuitions.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025

Dr. Chomsky and other researchers have rejected that idea, pointing out the ambiguity of words and the difficulty of expressing our intuitions out loud.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

It is in the abrupt, unaccountable aggregation of random notions, intuitions, known in science as good ideas, that the high points are made.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas