brainpower

noun

brain·​pow·​er ˈbrān-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

1

: intellectual ability

2

: people with developed intellectual ability

Synonyms

• brain(s)
• gray matter
• headpiece
• intellect
• intellectuality
• intelligence
• mentality
• reason
• sense
• smarts

Examples of brainpower in a Sentence

The brainpower of the staff constitutes the company's greatest asset.

The product is supposed to boost your brainpower.

The company is increasing efforts to recruit scientific brainpower.

Recent Examples on the Web

Is the collective brainpower of the staff built to squeeze the most out of its personnel, even if that personnel (light receivers, a pass-catching tight end, etc.) was not amassed to run the ball? —Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

Unlike humans, who focus more on visual information, dogs dedicate much of their brainpower to analyzing scents. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

And, with all due respect to the people doing the work, none of these tasks takes much brainpower. —Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brainpower

• airpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower
• manpower
• mayflower
• safflower
• sunflower
• wallflower
• watchtower
• wildflower