noetic

adjective

Definition of noeticnext
as in mental

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Recent Examples of noetic Spector would reportedly play Professor Robert Langdon opposite Rebecca Hall as love interest/noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 July 2026 What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noetic
  1. mental
  2. thinking
  3. rational
  4. internal
  5. psychological
  6. intellectual
  7. cognitive
  8. brilliant
Adjective
  • Gloria Steinem attributed her mother's nervous breakdown before she was born, and her treatment in mental institutions and the workforce thereafter, as key to her interest in social injustices.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But writing notes by hand requires a more engaged mental filter.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mental
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    — Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Definition of thinking
Adjective
  • Every one of those was a rational response to the incentive they were handed.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sprague said the level of planning Clancy did on the night of the killings implicated her as being in a state of rational thought.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an internal investigation will be conducted and that the body-camera footage will be released to the public.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • In this way, massed FPV drones can produce the same tactical and psychological effects traditionally generated by sustained artillery bombardment.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The judge ultimately ruled that Weatherall must remain in custody until a psychological evaluation is completed in September, per Fox Carolina.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychological
Adjective
  • Current data show that excessive screen time and overreliance on tools like AI hinder children's intellectual and emotional development.
    — Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, the momentum continues the following day when Mercury meets with Uranus retrograde in Gemini, offering a surge of intellectual clarity on the heels of that Neptunian fog.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • For leaders, this means exercise is a critical tool to maintain cognitive function when perfect sleep is unattainable.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The happy faces lit up their temporal cortex and caudate nucleus, which are parts of the brain associated with higher cognitive and reward processing.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cognitive
Adjective
  • On the other hand, Sanders and the Buffaloes will need to work on special teams despite Carter’s brilliant rush off the edge during that field goal block.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The talent is clear, and his foray through professional hockey has been nothing short of brilliant.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of brilliant

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“Noetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noetic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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