" minds "

1: the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons;

  * e.g., " ... scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brains,

•  cerebrums,

•  heads,

•  psyches,

•  thinkers

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge;

  * e.g., " ... please speak your mind freely on this matter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beliefs,

•  convictions,

•  eyes,

•  feelings,

•  judgments,

•  notions,

•  opinions,

•  persuasions,

•  sentiments,

•  verdicts,

•  views

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons;

  * e.g., " ... scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brain,

•  cerebrum,

•  head,

•  psyche,

•  thinker

•  Antonyms : 

•  dementia,

•  derangement,

•  insanity,

•  lunacy,

•  madness,

•  mania,

•  unreason

2: the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities;

  * e.g., " ... everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  daylights,

•  head,

•  marbles,

•  reason,

•  saneness,

•  sanity,

•  wit(s)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge;

  * e.g., " ... please speak your mind freely on this matter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belief,

•  conviction,

•  eye,

•  feeling,

•  judgment,

•  notion,

•  opinion,

•  persuasion,

•  sentiment,

•  verdict,

•  view

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something imagined or pictured in the mind;

  * e.g., " ... there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abstraction,

•  cogitation,

•  concept,

•  conception,

•  idea,

•  image,

•  impression,

•  intellection,

•  notion,

•  picture,

•  thought

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something imagined or pictured in the mind;

  * e.g., " ... there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abstractions,

•  cogitations,

•  conceptions,

•  concepts,

•  ideas,

•  images,

•  impressions,

•  intellections,

•  notions,

•  pictures,

•  thoughts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to pay attention especially through the act of hearing;

  * e.g., " ... you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attends,

•  harkens,

•  harks,

•  hearkens,

•  hears,

•  heeds,

•  listens

•  Antonyms : 

•  ignores,

•  tunes out

2: to bring back to mind;

  * e.g., " ... I seem to mind such a tale from way back "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flashes back (to),

•  harkens back (to),

•  harks back (to),

•  hearkens back (to),

•  recalls,

•  recollects,

•  remembers,

•  reminisces (about),

•  reproduces,

•  thinks (of)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disremembers,

•  forgets,

•  unlearns

3: to act according to the commands of;

  * e.g., " ... tell the children to mind the babysitter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adheres (to),

•  complies (with),

•  conforms (to),

•  follows,

•  goose-steps (to),

•  obeys,

•  observes

•  Antonyms : 

•  defies,

•  disobeys,

•  rebels (against)

1: to pay attention especially through the act of hearing;

  * e.g., " ... you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attend,

•  hark,

•  harken,

•  hear,

•  hearken,

•  heed,

•  listen

•  Antonyms : 

•  ignore,

•  tune out

2: to bring back to mind;

  * e.g., " ... I seem to mind such a tale from way back "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flash back (to),

•  hark back (to),

•  harken back (to),

•  hearken back (to),

•  recall,

•  recollect,

•  remember,

•  reminisce (about),

•  reproduce,

•  think (of)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disremember,

•  forget,

•  unlearn

3: to act according to the commands of;

  * e.g., " ... tell the children to mind the babysitter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adhere (to),

•  comply (with),

•  conform (to),

•  follow,

•  goose-step (to),

•  obey,

•  observe

•  Antonyms : 

•  defy,

•  disobey,

•  rebel (against)

1: the state of being of one opinion about something;

  * e.g., " ... The judge determined that there was no meeting of minds between the parties as to the terms of the contract. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accord,

•  agreement,

•  concurrence,

•  concurrency,

•  consensus,

•  unanimity,

•  unison

•  Antonyms : 

•  conflict,

•  disagreement,

•  dissensus

1: the state of being of one opinion about something;

  * e.g., " ... The judge determined that there was no meeting of minds between the parties as to the terms of the contract. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accords,

•  agreements,

•  concurrences,

•  concurrencies,

•  consensuses,

•  unanimities,

•  unisons

•  Antonyms : 

•  conflicts,

•  disagreements,

•  dissensuses

1: to throw into a state of mental uncertainty;

  * e.g., " ... The disappearing trick completely blew my mind. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  addle,

•  baffle,

•  bamboozle,

•  beat,

•  befog,

•  befuddle,

•  bemuse,

•  bewilder,

•  buffalo,

•  confound,

•  confuse,

•  discombobulate,

•  disorient,

•  flummox,

•  fox,

•  fuddle,

•  get,

•  gravel,

•  maze,

•  muddle,

•  muddy,

•  mystify,

•  perplex,

•  pose,

•  puzzle,

•  vex

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)