List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 313

SYNONYMS: reason, intuition, understanding, judgment.
These nouns refer to the intellectual faculty by means of which human beings seek or attain knowledge or truth.

Reason is the power to think rationally and logically and to draw inferences: We have reason to believe he is crooked.
Intuition is perception or comprehension, as of truths or facts, without the use of the rational process: Her feminine intuition told her it was wrong.
Understanding is the faculty by which one understands, often together with the comprehension resulting from its exercise: We had an understanding on how we would begin.
Judgment is the ability to assess situations or circumstances and draw sound conclusions: Her judgment was sound and mature.