as in intimate
characterized by what feels naturally right or true without coming from thought or learning
He has an intuitive sense of what others are feeling that makes him a great listener. The designer has an intuitive style that stands out from the crowd but is also practical.
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Recent Examples of intuitive
The month comes to a close with a numinous new moon in Pisces on Feb. 27, offering a moment of intuitive clarity and magical new beginnings.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Finding chemistry and playing together is something intuitive and natural for Greer.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
But the device is less intuitive than the current generation of high-end juicers, leafy greens required a bit of fiddling to push through the feeder tube, and the device struggled with fibrous vegetables such as pineapple and broccoli.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
His movies struck viewers in direct, intuitive, and uncomplicated ways.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Finding chemistry and playing together is something intuitive and natural for Greer.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
But the device is less intuitive than the current generation of high-end juicers, leafy greens required a bit of fiddling to push through the feeder tube, and the device struggled with fibrous vegetables such as pineapple and broccoli.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
His movies struck viewers in direct, intuitive, and uncomplicated ways.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for intuitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitive
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Related Articles The famed Japanese department store celebrated Jacobs’ visit with a party Monday and an intimate dinner Wednesday.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Blow Job, Sleep, Empire: with help from the Jonas Mekas propaganda wheel, these shifted the definition of beauty in the popular US lexicon: a filmed beauty, a gay beauty, a beauty of an intimate boredom.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Generally, a lower P/E ratio suggests a more attractive investment opportunity, which may indicate that a stock is trading below its intrinsic value.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meme coins have no intrinsic value and fluctuate their value based on speculation in the market.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
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All GOATs should have some mystery to them, some inherent distance between themselves and us mortals.—
Will Leitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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The team analyzed visible, near-infrared, and near-ultraviolet wavelength data from 20 exoplanet systems in the same way to minimize bias that might be inherent to other studies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The feline's movement can trigger instinctive responses in dogs as a natural self-preservation mechanism.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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His goal catalogue is varied, with plenty of instinctive snapshots with either foot plus an aerial threat.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Intuitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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