Classes Intellectual Faculties Results of Reasoning
Results of Reasoning
Nouns
result, conclusion, upshot
deduction, inference, ergotism [Med.]
illation
corollary, porism
moral. estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication
dijudication, adjudication
arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration
assessment, ponderation
valorization. award, estimate
review, criticism, critique, notice, report. decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree
findings of fact
findings of law
voice, casting vote
vote etc. (choice) Choice
opinion etc. (belief) Belief
good judgment etc. (wisdom) Intelligence, Wisdom . judge, umpire
arbiter, arbitrator
asessor, referee. censor, reviewer, critic
connoisseur
commentator etc. Interpreter
inspector, inspecting officer. twenty-twenty hindsight [judgment after the fact]
armchair general, monday morning quarterback.
Verbs
judge, conclude
come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion
ascertain, determine, make up one's mind. deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet, ween. form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account
regard, consider, think of
look upon etc. (believe) Belief
review
size up [Slang] . settle
pass an opinion, give an opinion
decide, try, pronounce, rule
pass judgment, pass sentence
sentence, doom
find
give judgment, deliver judgment
adjudge, adjudicate
arbitrate, award, report
bring in a verdict
make absolute, set a question at rest
confirm etc. (assent) Assent . comment, criticize, kibitz
pass under review etc. (examine) Attention
investigate etc. (inquire) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question] . hold the scales, sit in judgment
try judgment, hear a cause.
Adverbs
on the whole, all things considered.
Phrases
a Daniel come to judgment" [Merchant of Venice]
and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd" [Byron]
it is much easier to be critical than to be it is much easier to be critical than to be correct" [Disraeli]
nothing if not critical" [Othello]
O most lame and impotent conclusion" [Othello] .
Nouns
discovery, detection, disenchantment
ascertainment, disclosure, find, revelation. trover [Law] etc. (recovery) Acquisition .
Verbs
discover, find, determine, evolve, learn etc. Learning
fix upon
pick up
find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out
fathom
bring out, draw out
educe, elicit, bring to light
dig out, grub up, fish up
unearth, disinter. solve, resolve, elucidate
unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open
pick up, open the lock
find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle
interpret etc. Interpretation
disclose etc. Disclosure . trace, get at
hit it, have it
lay one's finger, lay one's hands upon
spot
get at the truth, arrive at the truth etc. [Object of knowledge.] Truth
put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail on the head. be near the truth, be warm, get warmer, burn
smoke, scent, sniff, catch a whiff of, smell a rat. open the eyes to
see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot
detect
catch, catch tripping. pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon
come across, come onto
meet with, meet up with, fall in with. recognize, realize
verify, make certain of, identify.
Int
eureka!, aha! , I've got it!
Nouns
misjudgment, obliquity of judgment
miscalculation, miscomputation, misconception etc. (error) Error
hasty conclusion. [causes of misjudgment. Existence ] prejudgment, prejudication, prejudice
foregone conclusion
prenotion, prevention, preconception, predilection, prepossession, preapprehension, presumption, assumption, presentiment
fixed idea, preconceived idea
id_ee fixe
fool's paradise. [causes of misjudgment. Inexistence ] esprit de corps, party spirit, partisanship, clannishness, prestige. [causes of misjudgment. Substantiality ] bias, bigotry, warp, twist
hobby, fad, quirk, crotchet, partiality, infatuation, blind side, mote in the eye. [causes of misjudgment. Unsubstantiality ] one-sided views, one-track mind, partial views, narrow views, confined views, superficial views, one-sided ideas, partial ideas, narrow ideas, confined ideas, superficial ideas, one-sided conceptions, partial conceptions, narrow conceptions, confined conceptions, superficial conceptions, one-sided notions, partial notions, narrow notions, confined notions, superficial notions
narrow mind
bigotry etc. (obstinacy) Obstinacy
pedantry
hypercriticism. doctrinaire etc. (positive) Certainty . [causes of misjudgment. Intrinsicality ] overestimation etc. Overestimation
underestimation etc. Underestimation . [causes of misjudgment. Extrinsicality ] ignorance etc. Ignorance . erroneous assumptions, erroneous data, mistaken assumptions, incorrect assumptions (error) Error .
Verbs
misjudge, misestimate, misthink, misconjecture, misconceive etc. (error) Error
fly in the face of facts
miscalculate, misreckon, miscompute. overestimate etc. Overestimation
underestimate etc. Underestimation . prejudge, forejudge
presuppose, presume, prejudicate
dogmatize
have a bias etc. n.
have only one idea
run away with the notion
jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, leap to a conclusion, judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions
look only at one side of the shield
view with jaundiced eye, view through distorting spectacles
not see beyond one's nose
get the wrong sow by the ear etc. (blunder) Unskillfulness . give a bias, give a twist
bias, warp, twist
prejudice, prepossess.
Adjectives
misjudging etc. v.
ill-judging, wrong-headed
prejudiced etc. v.
jaundiced
shortsighted, purblind
partial, one-sided, superficial. narrow-minded, narrow-souled
mean-spirited
confined, illiberal, intolerant, besotted, infatuated, fanatical, positive, dogmatic, conceited
opinative, opiniative
opinioned, opinionate, opinionative, opinionated
self-opinioned, wedded to an opinion, opini=atre
bigoted etc. (obstinate) Obstinacy
crotchety, fussy, impracticable
unreasonable, stupid etc. Imbecility. Folly
credulous etc. Credulity
warped. misjudged etc. v..
Phrases
nothing like leather
the wish the father to the thought
wishful thinking
unshakable conviction
my mind is made up - don't bother me with the my mind is made up - don't bother me with the facts."
Nouns
overestimation etc. v.
exaggeration etc. Exaggeration
vanity etc. Vanity
optimism, pessimism, pessimist. much cry and little wool, much ado about nothing
storm in a teacup, tempest in a teacup
fine talking.
Verbs
overestimate, overrate, overvalue, overprize, overweigh, overreckon, overstrain, overpraise
eulogize
estimate too highly, attach too much importance to, make mountains of molehills, catch at straws
strain, magnify
exaggerate etc. Exaggeration
set too high a value upon
think much of, make much of, think too much of, make too much of
outreckon
panegyrize. extol, extol to the skies
make the most of, make the best of, make the worst of
make two bites of a cherry. have too high an opinion of oneself etc. (vanity) Vanity .
Adjectives
overestimated etc. v.
oversensitive etc. (sensibility) Sensibility .
Nouns
underestimation
depreciation etc. (detraction) Detraction
pessimism, pessimist
undervaluing etc. v.
modesty etc. Modesty .
Verbs
underrate, underestimate, undervalue, underreckon
depreciate
disparage etc. (detract) Detraction
not do justice to
misprize, disprize
ridicule etc. Ridicule
slight etc. (despise) Contempt
neglect etc. Neglect
slur over. make light of, make little of, make nothing of, make no account of
belittle
minimize, think nothing of
set no store by, set at naught
shake off as dewdrops from the lion's mane.
Adjectives
depreciating, depreciated etc. v.
unvalued, unprized.
Nouns
belief
credence
credit
assurance
faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation etc. (hope) Hope
dependence on, reliance on. persuasion, conviction, convincement, plerophory, self-conviction
certainty etc. Certainty
opinion, mind, view
conception, thinking
impression etc. (idea) [Object of thought.] Idea
surmise etc. Supposition
conclusion etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.] . tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking
popular belief etc. (assent) Assent . firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep-rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion etc.
school, doctrine, articles, canons
article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith
tenets, credenda, creed
thirty-nine articles etc. (orthodoxy) [Religious Knowledge.] TheologyExistence
catechism
assent etc. Assent
propaganda etc. (teaching) Teaching . credibility etc. (probability) Probability .
Verbs
believe, credit
give faith to, give credit to, credence to
see, realize
assume, receive
set down for, take for
have it, take it
consider, esteem, presume. count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon
lay one's account for
make sure of. make oneself easy about, on that score
take on trust, take on credit
take for granted, take for gospel
allow some weight to, attach some weight to. know, know for certain
have know, make no doubt
doubt not
be, rest assured etc. adj.
persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself
make up one's mind. give one credit for
confide in, believe in, put one's trust in
place in, repose in, implicit confidence in
take one's word for, at one's word
place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to. think, hold
take, take it
opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow, ween, fancy, apprehend
have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion etc. n.. view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as
surmise etc. Supposition . get it into one's head, take it into one's head
come round to an opinion
swallow etc. (credulity) Credulity . cause to be believed etc. v.
satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure
convince, convict, convert
wean, bring round
bring over, win over
indoctrinate etc. (teach) Teaching
cram down the throat
produce conviction, carry conviction
bring home to, drive home to. go down, find credence, pass current
be received etc. v., be current etc. adj.
possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.
Adjectives
believing etc. v.
certain, sure, assured, positive, cocksure, satisfied, confident, unhesitating, convinced, secure. under the impression
impressed with, imbued with, penetrated with. confiding, suspectless
unsuspecting, unsuspicious
void of suspicion
credulous etc. Credulity
wedded to. believed etc. v.
accredited, putative
unsuspected. worthy of, deserving of, commanding belief
credible, reliable, trustworthy, to be depended on
satisfactory
probably etc. Probability
fiducial, fiduciary
persuasive, impressive. relating to belief, doctrinal.
Adverbs
in the opinion of, in the eyes of
meseems, methinks
to the best of one's belief
I dare say, I doubt not, I have no doubt, I am sure
sure enough etc. (certainty) Certainty
depend upon, rely upon it
be assured, rest assured
I'll warrant you etc. (affirmation) Affirmation .
Phrases
live to explain thy doctrine by thy life" [Prior]
stands not within the prospect of belief" [Macbeth]
Nouns
unbelief, disbelief, misbelief
discredit, miscreance
infidelity etc. (irreligion) Irreligion
dissent etc. Dissent
change of opinion etc. Belief
retraction etc. Tergiversation . doubt etc. (uncertainty) Uncertainty
skepticism, scepticism, misgiving, demure
distrust, mistrust, cynicism
misdoubt, suspicion, jealousy, scruple, qualm
incredibleness
incredulity. [person who doubts] doubter, skeptic, cynic.
unbeliever etc. Incredulity .
Verbs
disbelieve, discredit
not believe etc. Belief
misbelieve
refuse to admit etc. (dissent) Dissent
refuse to believe etc. (incredulity) Incredulity . doubt
be doubtful etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty
doubt the truth of
be skeptical as to etc. adj.
diffide
distrust, mistrust
suspect, smoke, scent, smell a rat
have doubts, harbor doubts, entertain doubts, suspicions
have one's doubts. demure, stick at, pause, hesitate, scruple
stop to consider, waver. hang in suspense, hang in doubt. throw doubt upon, raise a question
bring in, call in question
question, challenge, dispute
deny etc. Negation
cavil
cause a doubt, raise a doubt, start a doubt, suggest a doubt, awake a doubt, make suspicion
ergotize. startle, stagger
shake one's faith, shake one's belief, stagger one's faith, stagger one's belief.
Adjectives
unbelieving
skeptical, sceptical. incredulous as to, skeptical as to
distrustful as to, shy as to, suspicious of
doubting etc. v.. doubtful etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty
disputable
unworthy of, undeserving of belief etc. Belief
questionable
suspect, suspicious
open to suspicion, open to doubt
staggering, hard to believe, incredible, unbelievable, not to be believed, inconceivable
impossible etc. Impossibility . fallible etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty
undemonstrable
controvertible etc. (untrue) Error .
Adverbs
with a grain of salt
with grains of allowance.
Phrases
timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" [Vergil] , I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts, beware of Greeks bearing gifts
let those believe who may
Nouns
credulity, credulousness etc. adj.
cullibility, gullibility
gross credulity, infatuation
self delusion, self deception
superstition
one's blind side
bigotry etc. (obstinacy) Obstinacy
hyperorthodoxy etc. Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.]
misjudgment etc. Misjudgment . credulous person etc. (dupe) Dupe .
Verbs
be credulous etc. adj.
follow implicitly
swallow, gulp down
take on trust
take for granted, take for gospel
run away with a notion, run away with an idea
jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion
think the moon is made of green cheese
take for granted, grasp the shadow for the substance
catch at straws, grasp at straws. impose upon etc. (deceive) Deception .
Adjectives
credulous, gullible
easily deceived etc. Deception
simple, green, soft, childish, silly, stupid
easily convinced
over-credulous, over confident, over trustful
infatuated, superstitious
confiding etc. (believing) Belief .
Phrases
the wish the father to the thought
all is not gold that glitters
Nouns
incredulousness, incredulity
skepticism, pyrrhonism
want of faith etc. (irreligion) Irreligion . suspiciousness etc. adj.
scrupulosity
suspicion etc. (unbelief) Unbelief. Doubt . mistrust, cynicism. unbeliever, skeptic, cynic
misbeliever.Existence , pyrrhonist
heretic etc. (heterodox) Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.] .
Verbs
be incredulous etc. adj.
distrust etc. (disbelieve) Unbelief. Doubt
refuse to believe
shut one's eyes to, shut one's ears to
turn a deaf ear to
hold aloof, ignore
Adjectives
incredulous, skeptical, unbelieving, inconvincible
hard of belief, shy of belief, disposed to doubt, indisposed to believe
suspicious, scrupulous, distrustful, cynical
Nouns
assent, assentment
acquiescence, admission
nod
accord, concord, concordance
agreement etc. Agreement
affirmance, affirmation
recognition, acknowledgment, avowal
confession of faith. unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi
popular belief, current belief, current opinion
public opinion
concurrence etc. (of causes) Concurrence
cooperation etc. (voluntary) Cooperation . ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa
indorsement etc. (record) Record . consent etc. (compliance) Consent . pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure.
Verbs
assent
give assent, yield assent, nod assent
acquiesce
agree etc. Agreement
receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with
be at one with etc. adj.
go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with
echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion
vote, give one's voice for
recognize
subscribe to, conform to, defer to
say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to. acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess
concede etc. (yield) Consent
come round to
abide by
permit etc. Permission . arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement. confirm, affirm
ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign
corroborate etc. Evidence [On one side.] . go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind
be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves
be in every mouth.
Adjectives
assenting etc. v.
of one accord, of one mind
of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content
willing etc. Willingness . uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted. carried, agreed, c. adv.
unanimous
agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation. affirmative etc. Affirmation .
Adverbs
yes, yea, ay, aye, true
good
well
very well, very true
well and good
granted
even so, just so
to be sure, 'thou hast said', " you said it, you said a mouthful
truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet
of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless
naturally, natch. be it so
so be it, so let it be
amen
willingly etc. Willingness . affirmatively, in the affirmative. OK, all right, might as well, why not
? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord
unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man
nem. con
without a dissentient voice
as one man, one and all, on all hands.
Phrases
the public mind is the creation of the Master- the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers" [Disraeli]
you bet your sweet ass it is
what are we waiting for
? whenever you're ready
anytime you're ready.
Nouns
dissent
discordance etc. (disagreement) Disagreement
difference diversity of opinion. nonconformity etc. (heterodoxy) Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.]
protestantism, recusancy, schism
disaffection
secession etc. Relinquishment
recantation etc. Tergiversation . dissension etc. (discord) Discord
discontent etc. Discontent
cavilling. protest
contradiction etc. (denial) Negation
noncompliance etc. (rejection) Refusal . dissentient, dissenter
non-juror, non-content, nonconformist
sectary, separatist, recusant, schismatic, protestant, heretic. refusal etc. Refusal .
Verbs
dissent, demur
call in question etc. (doubt) Unbelief. Doubt
differ in opinion, disagree
say no etc. Negation
refuse assent, refuse to admit
cavil, protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate
contradict etc. (deny) Negation . have no notion of
revolt at, revolt from the idea. shake the head, shrug the shoulders
look askance, look askant. secede
recant etc. Tergiversation .
Adjectives
dissenting etc. v.
negative etc. Negation
dissident, dissentient
unconsenting etc. (refusing) Refusal
non-content, nonjuring
protestant, recusant
unconvinced, unconverted. unavowed, unacknowledged
out of the question. discontented etc. Discontent
unwilling etc. Unwillingness
extorted. sectarian, denominational, schismatic
heterodox
intolerant.
Adverbs
no etc. Negation
at variance, at issue with
under protest.
Int
God forbid!, not for the world
I'll be hanged if
never tell me
your humble servant, pardon me.
Phrases
many men many minds
no way
by no means
count me out.
Nouns
knowledge
cognizance, cognition, cognoscence
acquaintance, experience, ken [Scot.] , privity, insight, familiarity
comprehension, apprehension
recognition
appreciation etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.]
intuition
conscience, consciousness
perception, precognition
acroamatics. light, enlightenment
glimpse, inkling
glimmer, glimmering
dawn
scent, suspicion
impression etc. (idea) [Object of thought.] Idea
discovery etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence . system of knowledge, body of knowledge
science, philosophy, pansophy
acroama
theory, aetiology, etiology
circle of the sciences
pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine
cyclopedia, encyclopedia
school etc. (system of opinions) Belief . tree of knowledge
republic of letters etc. (language) Language . erudition, learning, lore, scholarship, reading, letters
literature
book madness
book learning, bookishness
bibliomania, bibliolatry
information, general information
store of knowledge etc.
education etc. (teaching) Teaching
culture, menticulture, attainments
acquirements, acquisitions
accomplishments
proficiency
practical knowledge etc. (skill) Skill
liberal education
dilettantism
rudiments etc. (beginning) Beginning . deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning
omniscience, pantology. march of intellect
progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning
schoolmaster abroad. [person who knows much] scholar etc. Scholar .
Verbs
know, ken [Scot.] , scan, wot
wot aware, be aware of etc. adj.
ween, weet, trow, have, possess. conceive
apprehend, comprehend
take, realize, understand, savvy [Slang] , appreciate
fathom, make out
recognize, discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience. know full well
have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of
be au courant etc. adj.
have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends
know by heart, know by rote
be master of
know what's what etc. Skill . see one's way
discover etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence . come to one's knowledge etc. (information) Information .
Adjectives
knowing etc. v.
cognitive
acroamatic. aware of, cognizant of, conscious of
acquainted with, made acquainted with
privy to, no stranger to
au fait with, au courant
in the secret
up to, alive to
behind the scenes, behind the curtain
let into
apprized of, informed of
undeceived. proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in
conversant with, familiar with. erudite, instructed, leaned, lettered, educated
well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated
enlightened, shrewd, savant, blue, bookish, scholastic, solid, profound, deep-read, book-learned
accomplished etc. (skillful) Skill
omniscient
self-taught. known etc. v.
ascertained, well-known, recognized, received, notorious, noted
proverbial
familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy
hackneyed, trite, trivial, commonplace. cognoscible, cognizable.
Adverbs
to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge.
Phrases
one's eyes being opened etc. (disclosure) Disclosure
to know all is to pardon all
half our knowledge we must snatch not take" [Pope]
knowledge is power" [Bacon]
the amassed thought and experience of innumerable the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds" [Emerson]
Nouns
ignorance, nescience, crass ignorance
unfamiliarity, unacquaintance
unconsciousness etc. adj.
darkness, blindness
incomprehension, inexperience, simplicity. unknown quantities, x, y, z. sealed book, terra incognita, virgin soil, unexplored ground
dark ages. [Imperfect knowledge] smattering, sciolism, glimmering, dilettantism
bewilderment etc. (uncertainty) Uncertainty
incapacity. [Affectation of knowledge] pedantry
charlatanry, charlatism
Philister, Philistine.
Verbs
be ignorant etc. adj.
not know etc. Knowledge
know not, know not what, know nothing of
have no idea, have no notion, have no conception
not have the remotest idea
not know chalk from cheese. ignore, be blind to
keep in ignorance etc. (conceal) Concealment . see through a glass darkly
have a film over the eyes, have a glimmering etc. n.
wonder whether
not know what to make of etc. (unintelligibility) Unintelligibility
not pretend to take upon, not take upon one self to say.
Adjectives
ignorant
nescient
unknowing, unaware, unacquainted, unapprised, unapprized, unwitting, unweeting, unconscious
witless, weetless
a stranger to
unconversant. uninformed, uncultivated, unversed, uninstructed, untaught, uninitiated, untutored, unschooled, misguided, unenlightened
Philistine
behind the age. shallow, superficial, green, rude, empty, half-learned, illiterate
unread, uninformed, uneducated, unlearned, unlettered, unbookish
empty-headed, dizzy, wooly-headed
pedantic
in the dark
benighted, belated
blinded, blindfolded
hoodwinked
misinformed
au bout de son latin, at the end of his tether, at fault
at sea etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty
caught tripping. unknown, unapprehended, unexplained, unascertained, uninvestigated, unexplored, unheard of, not perceived
concealed etc. Concealment
novel.
Adverbs
ignorantly etc. adj.
unawares
for anything, for aught one knows
not that one knows.
Int
God knows, Heaven knows, the Lord knows, who knows, nobody knows.
Phrases
ignorance never settles a question" [Disraeli]
small Latin and less Greek" [B. Jonson]
that unlettered small-knowing soul" [Love's Labor's Lost]
there is no darkness but ignorance" [Twelfth Night] .
Nouns
scholar, connoisseur, savant, pundit, schoolman, professor, graduate, wrangler
academician, academist
master of arts, doctor, licentitate, gownsman
philosopher, master of math
scientist, clerk
sophist, sophister
linguist
glossolinguist, philologist
philologer
lexicographer, glossographer
grammarian
literati, dilettanti, illuminati
fellow, Hebraist, lexicologist, mullah, munshi, Sanskritish
sinologist, sinologue
Mezzofanti, admirable Crichton, Mecaenas. bookworm
bibliophile, bibliomaniac
bluestocking
bigwig, learned Theban, don
literary man
man of learning, man of letters, man of education, man of genius. antiquarian, antiquary
archaeologist. sage etc. (wise man) Sage . pedant, doctrinaire
pedagogue, Dr. Pangloss
pantologist, criminologist. schoolboy etc. (learner) Learner .
Adjectives
learned etc. Knowledge
brought up at the feet of Gamaliel.
Phrases
he was a scholar and a ripe and good one" [Henry VIII]
the manifold linguist" [All's Well That Ends Well] .
Nouns
ignoramus, dunce
wooden spoon
no scholar. [insulting terms for ignorant person:] (imbecility) Imbecility. Folly (folly) Fool moron, imbecile, idiot
fool, jerk, nincompoop, asshole [Vulg.] . [person with superficial knowledge] dilettante, sciolist, smatterer, dabbler, half scholar
charlatan
wiseacre. greenhorn, amateur etc. (dupe) Dupe
novice, tyro etc. (learner) Learner
numskull. lubber etc. (bungler) Bungler
fool etc. Fool
pedant etc. Scholar .
Phrases
a wit with dunces and a dunce with wits" [Pope] .
Nouns
fact, reality etc. (existence) Existence
plain fact, plain matter of fact
nature etc. (principle) Intrinsicality
truth, verity
gospel, gospel truth, God's honest truth
orthodoxy etc. [Religious Knowledge.] TheologyExistence
authenticity
veracity etc. Veracity
correctness, correctitude. accuracy, exactitude
exactness, preciseness etc. adj.
precision, delicacy
rigor, mathematical precision, punctuality
clockwork precision etc. (regularity) Normality
conformity to rule
nicety. orthology
realism. plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth
the very thing
not an illusion etc. Error
real Simon Pure
unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth
the truth the whole truth and nothing but the the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
just the thing.
Adjectives
real, actual etc. (existing) Existence
veritable, true
right, correct
certain etc. Certainty
substantially true, categorically true, definitively true etc.
true to the letter, true as gospel
unimpeachable
veracious etc. Veracity
unreconfuted, unconfuted
unideal, unimagined
realistic. exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so
strict, severe
close etc. (similar) Similarity
literal
rigid, rigorous
scrupulous etc. (conscientious) Probity
religiously exact, punctual, mathematical, scientific
faithful, constant, unerring
curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine
clean-cut, clear-cut. verified, empirically true, experimentally verified, substantiated, proven (demonstrated) Demonstration . rigorously true, unquestionably true. true by definition. genuine, authentic, legitimate
orthodox etc. [Religious Knowledge.] TheologyExistence
official, ex officio. pure, natural, sound, sterling
unsophisticated, unadulterated, unvarnished, unalloyed, uncolored
in its true colors
pukka. well-grounded, well founded
solid, substantial, tangible, valid
undistorted, undisguised
unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic, unflattering.
Adverbs
truly etc. adj.
verily, indeed, really, in reality
with truth etc. (veracity) Veracity
certainly etc. (certain) Certainty
actually etc. (existence) Existence
in effect etc. (intrinsically) Intrinsicality . exactly etc. adj.
verbatim
word for word, literally, sic, to the letter, chapter and verse
to an inch
to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a T
neither more nor less
in every respect, in all respects
at any rate, at all events
strictly speaking.
Phrases
the truth is, the fact is
crazy people and children tell the truth
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
" just the facts, ma'am, just the facts" [Dragnet] .
Nouns
error, fallacy
misconception, misapprehension, misstanding, misunderstanding
inexactness etc. adj.
laxity
misconstruction etc. (misinterpretation) Misinterpretation
miscomputation etc. (misjudgment) Misjudgment
non sequitur etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]
mis-statement, mis-report
mumpsimus. mistake
miss, fault, blunder, quiproquo, cross purposes, oversight, misprint, erratum, corrigendum, slip, blot, flaw, loose thread
trip, stumble etc. (failure) Failure
botchery etc. (want of skill) Unskillfulness
slip of the tongue, slip of the lip, Freudian slip
slip of the pen
clerical error
bull etc. (absurdity) Absurdity
haplography. illusion, delusion
snare
false impression, false idea
bubble
self-decit, self-deception
mists of error. heresy etc. (heterodoxy) Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.]
hallucination etc. (insanity) Insanity
false light etc. (fallacy of vision) [Imperfect vision.] Dimsightedness [Fallacies of vision.]
dream etc. (fancy) Imagination
fable etc. (untruth) Untruth
bias etc. (misjudgment) Misjudgment
misleading etc. v..
Verbs
be erroneous etc. adj. . cause error
mislead, misguide
lead astray, lead into error
beguile, misinform etc. (misteach) Misteaching
delude
give a false impression, give a false idea
falsify, misstate
deceive etc. Deception
lie etc. Falsehood . err
be in error etc. adj. , be mistaken etc. v.
be deceived etc. (duped) Dupe
mistake, receive a false impression, deceive oneself
fall into error, lie under error, labor under an error etc. n.
be in the wrong, blunder
misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, misreckon, miscount, miscalculate etc. (misjudge) Misjudgment . play at cross purposes, be at cross purposes etc. (misinterpret) Misinterpretation . trip, stumble
lose oneself etc. (uncertainty) Uncertainty
go astray
fail etc. Failure
be in the wrong box
take the wrong sow by the ear etc. (mismanage) Unskillfulness
put the saddle on the wrong horse
reckon without one's host
take the shadow for the substance etc. (credulity) Credulity
dream etc. (imagine) Imagination .
Adjectives
erroneous, untrue, false, devoid of truth, fallacious, apocryphal, unreal, ungrounded, groundless
unsubstantial etc. Unsubstantiality
heretical etc. (heterodox) Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.]
unsound
illogical etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.] . inexact, unexact inaccurate, incorrect
indefinite etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty . illusive, illusory
delusive
mock, ideal etc. (imaginary) Imagination
spurious etc. Deception
deceitful etc. Falsehood
perverted. controvertible, unsustainable
unauthenticated, untrustworthy. exploded, refuted
discarded. in error, under an error etc. n.
mistaken etc. v.
tripping etc. v.
out, out in one's reckoning
aberrant
beside the mark, wide of the mark, wide of the truth, way off, far off
astray etc. (at fault) Uncertainty
on a false scent, on the wrong scent
in the wrong box, outside the ballpark
at cross purposes, all in the wrong
all out.
Phrases
on the dubious waves of error tost" [Cowper]
to err is human, to forgive divine" [Pope]
you lie -- under a mistake" [Shelley] .
Nouns
maxim, aphorism
apothegm, apophthegm
dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb
sentence, motto, word, byword, moral, phylactery, protasis. axiom, theorem, scholium, truism, postulate. first principles, a priori fact, assumption (supposition) Supposition . reflection etc. (idea) [Object of thought.] Idea
conclusion etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.]
golden rule etc. (precept) Precept
principle
profession of faith etc. (belief) Belief
settled principle, accepted principle, formula. accepted fact. received truth, wise maxim, sage maxim, received maxim, admitted maxim, recognized maxim etc.
true saying, common saying, hackneyed saying, trite saying, commonplace saying etc.
Adjectives
aphoristic, proverbial, phylacteric
axiomatic, gnomic.
Adverbs
as the saying goes, as the saying is, as they say.
Nouns
absurdity, absurdness etc. adj.
imbecility etc. Imbecility. Folly
alogy, nonsense, utter nonsense
paradox, inconsistency
stultiloquy, stultiloquence
nugacity. blunder, muddle, bull
Irishism, Hibernicism
slipslop
anticlimax, bathos
sophism etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.] . farce, galimathias, amphigouri, rhapsody
farrago etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
extravagance, romance
sciamachy. sell, pun, verbal quibble, macaronic. jargon, fustian, twaddle, gibberish etc. (no meaning) [Absence of meaning.] Unmeaningness
exaggeration etc. Exaggeration
moonshine, stuff
mare's nest, quibble, self-delusion. vagary, tomfoolery, poppycock, mummery, monkey trick, escapade.
Adjectives
absurd, nonsensical, preposterous, egregious, senseless, inconsistent, ridiculous, extravagant, quibbling
self-annulling, self-contradictory
macaronic, punning. foolish etc. Imbecility. Folly
sophistical etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]
unmeaning etc. [Absence of meaning.] Unmeaningness
without rhyme or reason
fantastic.
Int
fiddlededee!, pish!, pho! , in the name of the Prophet--figs! " [Horace Smith] .
Nouns
intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding
cuteness, sabe [U.S.] , savvy [U.S.]
intellect etc. Intellect
parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect
acuteness etc. adj.
acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy, perspicacity
discernment, due sense of, good judgment
discrimination etc. [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination
cunning etc. Cunning
refinement etc. (taste) [Good taste.] Taste
eagle eye, eagle-glance
eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk. wisdom, sapience, sense
good sense, common sense, horse sense [U.S.] , plain sense
rationality, reason
reasonableness etc. adj.
judgment
solidity, depth, profundity, caliber
enlarged views
reach of thought, compass of thought
enlargement of mind. genius, inspiration, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul
talent etc. (aptitude) Skill . [Wisdom in action] prudence etc. Caution
vigilance etc. Care [Vigilance.]
tact etc. Skill
foresight etc. Foresight
sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast. a bright thought, not a bad idea. Solomon-like wisdom.
Verbs
be intelligent etc. adj.
have all one's wits about one
understand etc. (intelligible) Intelligibility
catch an idea, take in an idea
take a joke, take a hint. see through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see through a millstone
penetrate
discern etc. (descry) Vision
foresee etc. Foresight . discriminate etc. [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination
know what's what etc. Skill
listen to reason.
Adjectives
intelligent [Applied to persons] , quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp
quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp-eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted
wide-awake
canny, shrewd, astute
clear-headed
farsighted etc. Foresight
discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing
argute
quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted
sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack
alive to etc. (cognizant) Knowledge
clever etc. (apt) Skill
arch etc. (cunning) Cunning
acute etc. Activity . wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's right mind, sensible, judicious, strong-minded. unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted, unprepossessed
undazzled, unperplexed
unwarped judgment, impartial, equitable, fair. cool
cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed
long-sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting
solid, deep, profound. oracular
heaven-directed, heaven-born. prudent etc. (cautious) Caution
sober, stand, solid
considerate, politic, wise in one's generation
watchful etc. Care [Vigilance.]
provident etc. (prepared) Preparation
in advance of one' age
wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon. [Applied to actions] wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious
well-thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised
prudent, politic
expedient etc. [Specific subservience.] Expedience
Phrases
but with the morning cool reflection came" [Scott]
Nouns
want of intelligence etc. Intelligence, Wisdom , want of intellect etc. Intellect
shadowness, silliness, foolishness etc. adj.
imbecility, incapacity, vacancy of mind, poverty of intellect, weakness of intellect, clouded perception, poor head, apartments to let
stupidity, stolidity
hebetude, dull understanding, meanest capacity, shortsightedness
incompetence etc. (unskillfulness) Unskillfulness . one's weak side, not one's strong point
bias etc. Misjudgment
infatuation etc. (insanity) Insanity . simplicity, puerility, babyhood
dotage, anility, second childishness, fatuity
idiocy, idiotism
driveling. folly, frivolity, irrationality, trifling, ineptitude, nugacity, inconsistency, lip wisdom, conceit
sophistry etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]
giddiness etc. (inattention) Inattention
eccentricity etc. Insanity
extravagance etc. (absurdity) Absurdity
rashness etc. Rashness . act of folly etc. Unskillfulness .
Verbs
to be an imbecile etc. adj.
have no brains, have no sense etc. Intelligence, Wisdom . trifle, drivel, radoter, dote
ramble etc. (madness) Insanity
play the fool, play the monkey, monkey around, fool around
take leave of one's senses (insanity) Insanity
not see an inch beyond one's nose
stultify oneself etc. Unskillfulness
talk nonsense etc. Absurdity .
Adjectives
unintelligent [Applied to persons] , unintellectual, unreasoning
mindless, witless, reasoningless, brainless
halfbaked
having no head etc. Intelligence, Wisdom
not bright etc. Intelligence, Wisdom
inapprehensible. weak headed, addle headed, puzzle headed, blunder headed, muddle headed, muddy headed, pig headed, beetle headed, buffle headed, chuckle headed, mutton headed, maggoty headed, grossheaded
beef headed, fat witted, fat-headed. weak-minded, feeble-minded
dull minded, shallow minded, lack-brained
rattle-brained, rattle headed
half witted, lean witted, short witted, dull witted, blunt-witted, shallow-pated, clod-pated, addle-pated, addle-brained
dim-sighted, short-sighted
thick-skulled
weak in the upper story. shallow, borne, weak, wanting, soft, sappy, spoony
dull, dull as a beetle
stupid, heavy, insulse, obtuse, blunt, stolid, doltish
asinine
inapt etc. Unskillfulness
prosaic etc. Dullness
hebetudinous. childish, child-like
infantine, infantile, babyish, babish
puerile, anile
simple etc. (credulous) Credulity
old-womanish. fatuous, idiotic, imbecile, driveling
blatant, babbling
vacant
sottish
bewildered etc. Uncertainty . blockish, unteachable Boeotian, Boeotic
bovine
ungifted, undiscerning, unenlightened, unwise, unphilosophical
apish
simious. foolish, silly, senseless, irrational, insensate, nonsensical, inept
maudlin. narrow-minded etc. Misjudgment
bigoted etc. (obstinate) Obstinacy
giddy etc. (thoughtless) Inattention
rash etc. Rashness
eccentric etc. (crazed) Insanity . [Applied to actions] foolish, unwise, injudicious, improper, unreasonable, without reason, ridiculous, absurd, idiotic, silly, stupid, asinine
ill-imagined, ill-advised, ill-judged, ill-devised
inconsistent, irrational, unphilosophical
extravagant etc. (nonsensical) Absurdity
sleeveless, idle
pointless, useless etc. Inutility
inexpedient etc. Inexpedience
frivolous etc. (trivial) Unimportance .
Phrases
a fool's bolt is soon shot" [Henry V.] clitellae bovi sunt impositae [Lat.] [Cicero]
fools rush in where angels fear to tread" [Pope]
the bookful blockhead, ignorantly read" [Pope]
to varnish nonsense with the charms of sound" [Churchill] .
Nouns
sage, wise man
genius
master mind, master spirit of the age
longhead, thinker
intellectual, longhair. authority, oracle, luminary, shining light, esprit fort, Solon, Solomon, Nestor, Magi, second Daniel." man of learning etc. Scholar
expert etc. Proficient
wizard etc. Sorcerer . wiseacre [Iron.] , bigwig, know-it-all
poor man's Einstein.
Adjectives
venerable, reverenced, emeritus.
Nouns
fool, idiot, tomfool, wiseacre, simpleton, witling, dizzard, donkey, ass
ninny, ninnyhammer
chowderhead, chucklehead
dolt, booby, Tom Noddy, looby, hoddy-doddy, noddy, nonny, noodle, nizy, owl
goose, goosecap
imbecile
gaby
radoteur, nincompoop, badaud, zany
trifler, babbler
pretty fellow
natural, niais. child, baby, infant, innocent, milksop, sop. oaf, lout, loon, lown, dullard, doodle, calf, colt, buzzard, block, put, stick, stock, numps, tony. bull head, dunderhead, addlehead, blockhead, dullhead, loggerhead, jolthead, jolterhead, beetlehead, beetlebrain, grosshead, muttonhead, noodlehead, giddyhead
numbskull, thickskull
lackbrain, shallowbrain
dimwit, halfwit, lackwit
dunderpate
lunkhead sawney [U.S.] , gowk
clod, clod-hopper
clod-poll, clot-poll, clot-pate
bull calf
gawk, Gothamite, lummox, rube [U.S.]
men of Boeotia, sot
jobbernowl, changeling, mooncalf, gobemouche. dotard, driveler
old fogey, old woman, crock
crone, grandmother
cotquean, henhussy. incompetent (insanity) Insanity . greenhorn etc. (dupe) Dupe
dunce etc. (ignoramus) Ignoramus
lubber etc. (bungler) Bungler
madman etc. Madman . one who will not set the Thames on fire
one who did not invent gunpowder
no conjuror.
Nouns
sanity
soundness etc. adj.
rationality, sobriety, lucidity, lucid interval
senses, sober senses, right mind, sound mind
Verbs
be sane etc. adj.
retain one's senses, retain one's reason. become sane etc. adj.
come to one's senses, sober down. render sane etc. adj.
bring to one's senses, sober.
Adjectives
sane, rational, reasonable, compos mentis, of sound mind
sound, sound-minded
lucid. self-possessed
sober, sober-minded. in one's sober senses, in one's right mind
in possession of one's faculties.
Nouns
disordered reason, disordered intellect
diseased mind, unsound mind, abnormal mind
derangement, unsoundness
psychosis
neurosis
cognitive disorder
affective disorder. insanity, lunacy
madness etc. adj.
mania, rabies, furor, mental alienation, aberration
paranoia, schizophrenia
dementation, dementia, demency
phrenitis, phrensy, frenzy, raving, incoherence, wandering, delirium, calenture of the brain
delusion, hallucination
lycanthropy
brain storm. vertigo, dizziness, swimming
sunstroke, siriasis. fanaticism, infatuation, craze
oddity, eccentricity, twist, monomania (caprice) Caprice
kleptodipsomania
hypochondriasis [Med.] etc. (low spirits) Dejection
melancholia, depression, clinical depression, severe depression
hysteria
amentia. screw loose, tile loose, slate loose
bee in one's bonnet, rats in the upper story. dotage etc. (imbecility) Imbecility. Folly .
Verbs
be insane etc. adj. . become insane etc. adj.
lose one's senses, lose one's reason, lose one's faculties, lose one's wits
go mad, run mad, lose one's marbles [Coll.] , go crazy, go bonkers [Coll.] , flip one's wig [Coll.] , flip one's lid [Coll.] , flip out [Coll.] , flip one's bush [Coll.] . rave, dote, ramble, wander
drivel etc. (be imbecile) Imbecility. Folly
have a screw loose etc. n., have a devil
lose one's head etc. (be uncertain) Uncertainty . render mad, drive mad etc. adj.
madden, dementate, addle the wits, addle the brain, derange the head, infatuate, befool
turn the brain, turn one's head
drive one nuts [Coll.] .
Adjectives
insane, mad, lunatic, loony [Coll.]
crazy, crazed, aliene, non compos mentis
not right, cracked, touched
bereft of reason
all possessed, unhinged, unsettled in one's mind
insensate, reasonless, beside oneself, demented, daft
phrenzied, frenzied, frenetic
possessed, possessed with a devil
deranged, maddened, moonstruck
shatterpated
mad-brained, scatter brained, shatter brained, crackbrained
touched, tetched [Coll.]
off one's head. [behavior suggesting insanity] maniacal
delirious, lightheaded, incoherent, rambling, doting, wandering
frantic, raving, stark staring mad, stark raving mad, wild-eyed, berserk
delusional, hallucinatory. [behavior somewhat resembling insanity] corybantic, dithyrambic
rabid, giddy, vertiginous, wild
haggard, mazed
flighty
distracted, distraught
depressed
agitated, hyped up
bewildered etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty . mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter
of unsound mind etc. n.
touched in one's head, wrong in one's head, not right in one's head, not in one's right mind, not right in one's wits, upper story
out of one's mind, out of one's wits, out of one's skull [Coll.] , far gone, out of one's senses, out of one's wits
not in one's right mind. fanatical, infatuated, odd, eccentric
hypped, hyppish
spaced out [Coll.] . imbecile, silly, c. Imbecility. Folly .
Phrases
the mind having lost its balance
the reason under a cloud
Nouns
madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite, candidate for Bedlam, raver, madcap, crazy
energumen
automaniac, monomaniac, dipsomaniac, kleptomaniac
hypochondriac etc. (low spirits)
crank, Tom o'Bedlam. dreamer etc. Imagination
rhapsodist, seer, highflier, enthusiast, fanatic
knight errant, Don Quixote. idiot etc. Fool .