BRAINPOWER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

brainpower

noun

ˈbrān-ˌpau̇(-ə)r

as in intellect

the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems the president's inner circle of advisers just didn't seem to have the brainpower to deal with the crisis

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Recent Examples of brainpower There is no detail Nancy doesn’t tend to with a lot of attention and a lot of brainpower. —

Rachel Handler, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2025 OpenAI and Anthropic are far ahead of the old guard in developing the large language model engines that are needed to provide the digital brainpower for AI chatbots and agents, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude service. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025 The Golden Bears are undefeated with loads of brainpower on the sideline and a soft schedule ahead. —

Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Such models have evolved from simple labor arbitrage to outsourced R&D, leveraging the high-quality and scalable brainpower of countries like India. —

Rajat Sharma, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brainpower

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Edward Busby, whose intellect, IQ and the possible resulting disability were the focus of the argument in his appeals, died when pentobarbital was injected into his body.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
This Penelope matches her husband not just in intellect but in passion.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026