noetic

adjective

Definition of noeticnext
as in mental

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noetic
  1. mental
  2. thinking
  3. rational
  4. psychological
  5. internal
  6. intellectual
  7. cognitive
  8. brilliant
Adjective
  • Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.
    María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of mental
Adjective
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.
    Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019
Definition of thinking
Adjective
  • But the curve also has a second family of rational points.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • It can also be made more orderly, rational, and humane.
    Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • When people are made aware of death, those systems of meaning become even more critical to their psychological functioning.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the 1970s, psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan developed the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), which argued that humans have three basic psychological needs—competence, autonomy and relatedness.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of psychological
Adjective
  • Turkey can remain pink even after cooking to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
  • While the Xbox One X does come with 1TB of internal storage, this will be a must for Xbox One S owners, which came with a 500GB storage capacity.
    Carlos Mejia, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Based out of West Valley College in Saratoga, the College of Adaptive Arts is a nonprofit that provides college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • Reverse-engineering the cognitive process can reveal key decisions humans make.
    Sajal Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The researchers say their findings show that the approach has great promise as a non-invasive treatment for patients with cognitive impairment following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or due to dementia.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of cognitive
Adjective
  • In his mind, Wiley was a brilliant eccentric whose lifestyle seemed somehow exempt from social norms.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The series’ third, and final, season concluded in 2023 with a brilliant sendoff—and the whole series is available to watch now.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of brilliant
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“Noetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noetic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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