BRAINPOWER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brainpower

noun

ˈbrān-ˌpau̇(-ə)r

Definition of brainpower

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis

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Recent Examples of brainpower What really matters, therefore, is not brainpower but the willingness to run the mental marathons that produce high-quality results. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 He is chided for his opinions on race and for believing that women have less brainpower than men. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Making an impact, seriously reaching people, doesn’t take an exorbitant amount of brainpower, a secret formula or a sleek, new artificial intelligence model. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 June 2026 The media frenzy surrounding AI in higher education has largely painted the Gen Z and Gen Alpha students adapting this new world as lazy or entitled, content to skate by on artificial brainpower. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainpower

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Noun

Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
The man had style down, unafraid to go full-tilt into camp fantasia while always staying grounded in fierce intellect.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, repeated his warning Sunday that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack before the election to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments discuss a case involving a person who sent letters containing a suspicious substance, with many commenters criticizing the individual's intelligence for including his return address.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

The tightness of White’s control over his arrangements can occasionally foreclose the sense of chaotic freedom inherent to his more collaborative efforts.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
This approach was meant to counter Vucic's one-man rule and restore a sense of community and solidarity.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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