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 But the Lambert High School team had advantages, beyond audacity and brainpower. — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 When too much brainpower goes toward meeting basic needs like rent or groceries, long-term thinking and innovation fade, depriving society of creativity and progress. — Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025 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 loss of experience and military brainpower had disastrous consequences, especially in Russian lives lost, during the Winter War against Finland and the early stages of World War II against Nazi Germany. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainpower

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Noun

His ebullience, keen intellect and warmth jump off the pages.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.

— Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

Bobbi Queen, a former senior fashion editor at WWD who was known for her intelligence, wit and sense of style, died Thursday at her New York apartment at the age of 84.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Autonomy with human oversight Artificial intelligence handles much of CobraJet’s flight through an autonomous autopilot supported by electro-optical and infrared cameras.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Definition of intelligence

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Against that backdrop, some say the ships are offering a surprising sense of connection.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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