Synonyms for brain
Most common
head intellect psyche intelligence mind einstein genius brainpower
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Mind — an intelligent person
3. Genius — an intelligent person. An intellectual or mental capacity
4. Brainpower
Other
intellectual, encephalon rare, harns dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Intellect.
- n. 2
An intelligent person.
- n. 3
An intelligent person. An intellectual or mental capacity.
Gerald always acts like he doesn't have a brain.
- n. 4
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- brains → heads, intellects, psyches, intelligences…
Example sentences
- intelligence My kitchen help has the intelligence of a spatula.
- intellect Your people know that I have a superior intellect.
- psyche It is known that music influences the psyche.
- fellatio Layla was performing fellatio on Sami.
- wonder Reading will guide us to the rich world of wonder.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brain | rising | |
| intelligence | rising | |
| intellect | steady | |
| psyche | rising | |
| fellatio | rising | |
| wonder | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wit1
- 4 letters
- head1, mind1, nous1
- 5 letters
- harns
- 6 letters
- wonder2, genius2, psyche2, boffin
- 8 letters
- einstein2, brainiac, fellatio4, brainbox
- 9 letters
- mentality4, intellect3
- 10 letters
- mastermind3, brainpower3, encephalon
- 12 letters
- intelligence4, intellectual5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wonder2 = 2 syllables).