Synonyms of brains

brains 1 of 2

noun

plural of brain

as in intelligence

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intelligence
• intellect
• sense
• reason
• brainpower
• smarts
• talent
• mentality
• intellectuality
• insight
• aptitude
• gray matter
• wisdom
• headpiece
• mind
• brilliance
• intellectualism
• perception
• acumen
• skull
• perspicacity
• braininess
• discernment
• judgment
• alertness
• astuteness
• wit
• common sense
• sagacity
• apprehension
• horse sense
• discriminability
• percipience
• highbrowism
• eggheadedness
• head
• sapience
• mother wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• density
• dumbness
• idiocy
• stupidity
• imbecility
• dullness
• feeblemindedness
• foolishness
• slowness
• dopiness
• fatuity
• denseness
• doltishness
• senselessness
• simpleness
• half-wittedness

brains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brain

as in skulls

Related Words

• skulls
• beans
• conks
• clubs
• saps
• spears
• cudgels
• canes
• stabs
• switches
• knees
• sledges
• butts
• lashes
• whips
• sledgehammers
• flails
• slashes
• floors
• decks
• levels
• thrashes
• flogs
• bowls (down or over)
• taps
• kicks
• creams
• bumps
• stamps
• knocks down
• chops
• jabs
• jostles
• prods
• strokes
• flicks
• pokes
• dumps
• fells
• pushes
• sucker punches
• shoves
• rabbit-punches
• boxes
• socks
• licks
• peppers
• slugs
• bunts
• batters
• clocks
• whales
• pelts
• bats
• nails
• hammers
• buffets
• cuffs
• mangles
• clips
• pounds
• zaps
• pummels
• belts
• scuffs
• bludgeons
• hits
• mauls
• bobs
• claps
• punches
• tags
• knocks
• laces
• raps
• bangs
• clouts
• bops
• smacks
• roughs
• whacks
• bonks
• smites
• cracks
• thumps
• drubs
• thwacks
• wallops
• slaps
• pastes
• swipes
• bashes
• lambastes
• clobbers
• busts
• pommels
• slams
• swats
• bungs
• strikes
• beats
• biffs
• slogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brains

Noun

On his quest, Clarkson will be assisted by car designer Ian Callum, the brains behind the original F-Type and the Aston Martin Vanquish. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

This approach built on the work of psychologists like Donald Hebb who were studying brains and behavior. — Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

Rabies is a rare but serious disease that can infect the brains of both people and animals, according to the California Department of Public Health. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Researchers also tracked how glucosamine was processed in mice, comparing its effects on healthy brains with those affected by Alzheimer’s-like disease. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Imagining our brains as computers, technologists have pushed actual computing from simple adding machines to artificial neural networks and generative AI, seeking ever more detailed mirrors of our own minds. — Benjamin Riley, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

There's been a revolution in recent decades in understanding how children's brains develop and are changed by trauma. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

But the importance of the question has imprinted on our brains. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Russell picks up the action from there, charting the unlikely path that took Madden from the NFL sidelines to somehow becoming the brains and brand behind what Madden NFL, what would become one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing brains

• beat one's brains out (about)
• cudgel one's brains (about)
• pick the brains of