INTUITIVELY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

intuitively

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Recent Examples of intuitively Study after study points in the same direction, and most leaders intuitively believe the conclusion that great leadership produces great results. — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 That’s one romantic notion of many in a free-floating relationship drama, which employs an intuitively non-linear structure to enliven what is otherwise a fairly conventional, ordinary love story between two attractive but imperfect people. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s some evidence from studying Indigenous cultures that human minds intuitively value the relationship between numbers more than the absolute difference between them. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026 Underneath the surface, the Fashion Studio intuitively harnesses the cumulative power of leading AI models without overwhelming the designer with having to learn a new technology to do the same job. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 The idea that the gooey mass inside the skull contains some ineffable, nonprogrammable essence—consciousness, spirit, or something else—may be intuitively appealing. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 The real battleground is over the robot brains, or vision-language-action (VLA) models, which are designed to turn human inputs into embodied AI performing intuitively and accurately. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 Rollerena seems to have understood this almost intuitively, resisting the slide into obscurity. — Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026 Authentic Connection From the beginning of time, humans have always intuitively known that community and connection are vitally important. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026

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Scotlandville will no longer be represented by a native son, someone who people believed instinctively understood their challenges and offered a direct line to power and influence in the nation’s capital.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Lacking the spam warnings and banner disclaimers common in corporate email, users instinctively drop their security guard.

— Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Robinson says that the culture in industry is fundamentally broken.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026
Kretzschmar and his lawyers, however, argued in state court in Tompkins County that the process was fundamentally unfair, including because he was found responsible for an offense that was not listed in his initial set of administrative charges.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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