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

By the ninth week of pregnancy, the authors found widespread decreases in gray matter volume and thickness of the cerebral cortex, especially in regions such as the default mode network, which is associated with social cognitive functions. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024

One study shows more gray matter in the portions of the brain that deal with attention, auditory processing, emotional stimulus, and recognition in the brains of people with high IQs than in the brains of the control group. —Constance Grady, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024

Brain scans showed those who received liraglutide lost nearly 50% less volume in the frontal, temporal, parietal and total gray matter − areas of the brain that control memory, learning, language and decision making. —Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

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