Synonyms of mind in English:

mind

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noun

1‘my mind was full of dark thoughts’

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brain, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, mental capacity, brains, brainpower, wits, wit, powers of reasoning, powers of comprehension, powers of thought, understanding, reasoning, judgement, sense, mentality, perception

head, imagination, subconscious, psyche, ego

informal grey matter, brainbox, brain cells

British informal loaf

North American informal smarts

South African informal kop

rare ratiocination

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body

2‘he found it hard to keep his mind on the job’

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attention, thoughts, concentration, thinking, attentiveness

3‘the tragedy has affected her mind’

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sanity, mental balance, mental faculties, senses, wits, reason, reasoning, judgement, rationality

informal marbles

4‘his words stuck in her mind’

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memory, recollection, powers of recall

5‘one of the greatest minds of his time’

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intellect, thinker, brain, scholar, academic, intellectual, sage

6‘I've a mind to write in and complain’

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inclination, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, disposition, intention, intent, will, aim, purpose, design

7‘everyone was of the same mind’

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opinion, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, view, viewpoint, point of view, belief, judgement, thoughts, feeling, sentiment, persuasion

verb

1‘do you mind if I smoke?’

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care, object, be annoyed, be bothered, be troubled, be upset, be offended, take offence, be affronted, be resentful, disapprove, resent it, dislike it, look askance

informal care a damn, give a damn, care a toss, give a toss, care a hoot, give a hoot, give a monkey's, care a rap, give a rap, give a tinker's curse, give a tinker's damn

vulgar slang give a shit

2‘mind the step!’

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be careful of, watch out for, look out for, beware of, take care with, be on one's guard for, be cautious of, be wary of, be watchful of, keep one's eyes open for

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ignore, miss

3‘mind you wipe your feet before you come in’

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be sure, make sure, be sure that, make sure that, see, see that, take care that

remember to, be sure to, make sure to, don't forget to, take care to

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forget

4‘she left her husband to mind the baby’

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look after, take care of, keep an eye on, attend to, care for, tend, watch, have charge of, take charge of, guard, protect

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neglect

5‘mind what your mother says’

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pay attention to, take heed of, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note of, take notice of, be heedful of, note, mark, concentrate on, listen to, observe, have regard for, respect, be mindful of

obey, follow, comply with, adhere to

archaic regard

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disregard, take no notice of

Phrases

cross one's mind

‘it never crossed his mind that this would upset her’

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occur to one, come to one, come to mind, spring to mind, enter one's head, enter one's mind, strike one, hit one, dawn on one, come into one's consciousness, suggest itself

put someone in mind of

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remind of, cause to remember, recall, conjure up, suggest, evoke, summon up, call up

resemble, look like

mind out

‘mind out—there's a car coming’

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take care, be careful, watch out, look out, beware, be on one's guard, be wary, be watchful, keep one's eyes open, be cautious

out of one's mind

1‘if you think I'll agree to this you must be out of your mind!’

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mad, insane, deranged, demented, not in one's right mind, non compos mentis, unbalanced, mad as a hatter, mad as a March hare

British sectionable

informal crazy, mental, off one's head, out of one's head, off one's nut, nuts, nutty, off one's rocker, not right in the head, not quite right in the head, round the bend, raving mad, bats, bonkers, cuckoo, loopy, loony, bananas, loco, with a screw loose, touched, gaga, off the wall, not all there, out to lunch, not right upstairs

British informal barmy, batty, crackers, barking, barking mad, round the twist, off one's trolley, not the full shilling, away with the fairies

North American informal buggy, nutsy, nutso, out of one's tree, meshuga, squirrelly, wacko

Canadian, New Zealand informal bushed

New Zealand informal porangi

2‘I've been out of my mind with worry’

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frantic, beside oneself, berserk, distraught, in a frenzy

informal crazy

give someone a piece of one's mind

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reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, chastise, castigate, upbraid, berate, read someone the Riot Act, haul over the coals

informal tell off, bawl out, blow up, give someone hell, give someone a talking-to, dress down, give someone a telling-off, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, give someone a row

British informal tick off, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful

North American informal chew out

British vulgar slang bollock, tear someone a new arsehole, rip someone a new arsehole

North American vulgar slang chew someone's ass, tear someone a new asshole, rip someone a new asshole

to my mind

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in my opinion, in my view, as I see it, to my way of thinking, according to my way of thinking, from my standpoint, personally, in my estimation, in my judgement, in my book, for my money, if you ask me

bear in mind

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remember, note, make a mental note of, be mindful of, do not forget, take into account, take into consideration, consider, take cognizance of, take note of, be cognizant of

never mind

1‘never mind the cost’

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don't bother about, pay no attention to, don't worry about, don't concern yourself with, disregard, forget, don't take into consideration, don't give a second thought to, don't think twice about

2‘never mind, it's all right now’

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don't apologize, forget it, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, don't mention it, it's unimportant

be in two minds

‘I was in two minds whether to hit him’

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be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be hesitant, be ambivalent, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither, be on the horns of a dilemma

British haver, hum and haw

Scottish swither

informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally, blow hot and cold

change one's mind

‘at the last moment I changed my mind’