Words Like INTUITION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to INTUITION.

12 Alternative Words Similar to intuition

1 Hunch Noun      Synonym Words Like Hunch
2 Suspicion Noun      Synonym Words Like Suspicion
3 Belief Noun      Synonym Words Like Belief
4 Feeling Noun      Synonym Words Like Feeling
5 Impression Noun      Synonym Words Like Impression
6 Notion Noun      Synonym Words Like Notion
7 Opinion Noun      Synonym Words Like Opinion
8 Inspiration Noun      Hyponym Words Like Inspiration
9 Gnosis Noun      Hyponym
10 Insight Noun      Hyponym Words Like Insight
11 Heart Noun      Hyponym Words Like Heart
12 Bosom Noun      Hyponym Words Like Bosom

2 examples of intuition

1 the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.
2 his chemical intuition allowed him to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is best for her child

10 definitions of intuition

1 A looking after; a regard to.
2 Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from “mediate” knowledge, as in reasoning; ; quick or ready insight or apprehension.
3 Any object or truth discerned by intuition.
4 Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.
5 The ability to have insight into a matter without conscious thought.
6 instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
7 an impression that something might be the case
8 The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes; immediate cognition. See Synonyms at reason.
9 Knowledge gained by the use of this faculty; a perceptive insight.
10 A sense of something not evident or deducible; an impression.
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