Synonyms of gray matter

gray matter

noun

as in sense

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems

she's got the gray matter to figure that equation out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of gray matter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our gray matter performs a bewildering mashup of overlapping functions, some widely distributed across the brain, others more localized. —George Musser, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024

In particular, loss of gray matter in the brain has been associated with dementia and mental health issues such as depression. —Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024

Researchers have seen neuroplastic change during the life span in both the white and gray matter that form brain tissue. —Hilary A. Diefenbach, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023

In adults with mild hearing loss, studies show a decrease in gray matter. —Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023