Synonyms of mind

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noun

ˈmīnd 

1

as in brain

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons

scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brain
• psyche
• head
• intellect
• intelligence
• thinker
• cerebrum
• skull
• wisdom
• perception
• insight
• brilliance
• wit
• reason
• consciousness
• judgment
• awareness
• mentality
• alertness
• gray matter
• acumen
• sagacity
• noodle
• cognizance
• belfry
• astuteness
• loaf
• perspicacity
• sapience
• self-consciousness
• self-awareness

2

as in sanity

the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities

everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sanity
• head
• sense
• reason
• health
• saneness
• marbles
• daylights
• healthfulness
• wit(s)
• rationality
• reasonableness
• soundness
• lucidity
• healthiness
• lucidness
• wholesomeness
• wisdom
• normality
• normalcy
• clearheadedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insanity
• madness
• dementia
• mania
• derangement
• delusion
• hallucination
• hysteria
• lunacy
• delirium
• frenzy
• unreason

3

as in opinion

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge

please speak your mind freely on this matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opinion
• belief
• view
• feeling
• attitude
• impression
• conviction
• perception
• eye
• sentiment
• notion
• judgment
• idea
• verdict
• thought
• persuasion
• observation
• comment
• estimate
• assumption
• guess
• estimation
• theory
• decision
• concept
• advice
• suggestion
• say
• faith
• conception
• perspective
• determination
• presumption
• viewpoint
• reflection
• stand
• remark
• esteem
• hypothesis
• stance
• take
• recommendation
• conclusion
• input
• presupposition
• position
• standpoint
• hunch
• conjecture
• credit
• outlook
• deliverance
• shoes
• surmise
• angle
• credence
• obiter dictum
• slant
• counterview

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• truth

4

as in memory

the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced

call to mind the events of last year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memory
• recollection
• perception
• reminiscence
• thinking
• remembrance
• reflection
• comprehension
• understanding
• consciousness
• awareness
• meditation
• contemplation
• total recall
• grasp
• musing
• cognizance
• retrospection
• hypermnesia
• apprehension
• grip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repression
• amnesia
• forgetfulness

mind

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verb

1

as in to listen

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listen
• hear
• heed
• hearken
• hark
• harken
• attend
• prick up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• tune out
• discount

2

as in to remember

chiefly dialect to bring back to mind

I seem to mind such a tale from way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remember
• recall
• recollect
• think (of)
• remind
• reproduce
• reminisce (about)
• flash back (to)
• hark back (to)
• hearken back (to)
• harken back (to)
• evoke
• recapture
• recur
• elicit
• extract
• relive
• represent
• educe
• raise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• disregard
• lose
• neglect
• disremember
• overlook
• unlearn
• miss
• misremember
• blank (out)

3

as in to obey

to act according to the commands of

tell the children to mind the babysitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obey
• follow
• observe
• comply (with)
• conform (to)
• abide by
• adhere (to)
• keep to
• fall in with
• regard
• goose-step (to)
• hear
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• notice
• agree (to)
• defer (to)
• watch
• surrender (to)
• heed
• acquiesce (to)
• assent (to)
• note
• accede (to)
• listen (to)
• take
• mark
• attend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dare
• defy
• challenge
• refuse
• direct
• lead
• disobey
• rebel (against)
• ignore
• renounce
• disregard
• overlook
• dismiss
• pass over
• repudiate
• break
• violate
• disoblige
• fight
• brush (off)
• breach
• transgress
• resist
• infringe
• withstand
• mock
• oppose
• wink (at)
• contest
• scorn
• dispute
• combat
• tune out
• scoff (at)
• revolt (against)
• shrug off
• deride
• flout
• buck
• overpass
• pooh-pooh
• mutiny (against)

4

as in to notice

to be cautious of or on guard against

mind the slippery steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notice
• see
• guard (against)
• ware
• watch
• beware (of)
• watch out (for)
• look out (for)
• note
• be on the lookout for
• heed
• perceive
• keep one's eyes open for
• mark
• observe
• attend
• discern
• behold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• miss
• disregard
• overlook
• discount

5

as in to care

to have an interest or concern for

don't mind him; he's always complaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• care
• watch
• notice
• regard
• look out (for)
• heed
• feel (for)
• note
• attend
• observe
• sympathize (with)
• empathize (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• overlook

6

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watch
• supervise
• oversee
• tend
• manage
• control
• attend
• guard
• look after
• protect
• see to
• operate
• care (for)
• see after
• run
• guide
• govern
• take care of
• direct
• conduct
• superintend
• regulate
• mother
• safeguard
• baby
• preside (over)
• shield
• steward
• patrol
• administrate
• shepherd
• chaperone
• babysit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• abandon
• disregard
• neglect
• pass over

7

as in to note

to take notice of and be guided by

mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• note
• follow
• regard
• obey
• listen (to)
• heed
• consider
• observe
• respect
• watch
• keep
• contemplate
• hear
• ponder
• weigh
• notice
• conform (to)
• see
• comply (with)
• mull
• attend (to)
• hearken (to)
• mark
• hark (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• dismiss
• tune out
• neglect
• pass over
• discount
• scorn
• gloss (over)
• brush (aside or off)
• shrug off
• defy
• slight
• flout
• pooh-pooh
• gloze (over)
• snub

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mind

Noun

Thousands of layoffs are expected as the companies consolidate, and Ellison and his team are set to lay out the go-forward strategy, with streaming and theatrical films top of mind. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Advertisement More than that, these gestures are attempts to make amends or rebalance the scales, rather than arguments meant to change someone’s mind. — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

Like everybody else on the planet, Tom Cruise certainly wouldn't mind having some of that fairy dust rub off on him. — Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The episode called to mind the hot mic that marred the Toronto Raptors’ postseason news conference in April 2025. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing mind

• blow one's mind
• change one's mind (about)
• frame of mind
• mind reader
• never mind
• out of one's mind
• speak one's mind