mind-readers

Know your thinking

Mind-readers are people who supposedly perceive others' thoughts directly, without communication.

The term usually appears skeptically or sarcastically: I'm not a mind-reader—you have to tell me what you want.

In fiction, mind-readers possess genuine telepathic abilities.

The singular mind-reader describes one such person.

telepathy

ESP

Paranormal mental faculty

psychometry · parapsychology

psychic

clairvoyant

One who perceives beyond senses

medium · oracle · fortune-teller · spiritualist · prophet · soothsayer · diviner · palmist · channeler · sensitive

ability

perception

Mental interpretation of stimuli

attunement · sensitivity · awareness · acumen · perceptiveness · understanding · receptivity · empathy · body-language · microexpressions

fiction

Spock

Logical alien or pediatrician

Psylocke · Eleven · sci-fi · superhero · mutant

skepticism

debunking

Proving claims false

  • fraudIntentional criminal trickery
  • trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
  • hoaxDeliberate deception for effect

charlatan · pseudoscience · illusion · deception · fakery · expose

Opposites
transparency vs opacity of self

mind-readersclosed books

Unfathomable people or topics

enigmas · poker faces · sphinxes

interpersonal perceptiveness

mind-readersmisreaders

Those who decode incorrectly

access to thoughts

mind-readersordinary people

Everyday individuals, unremarkable

Family

mind, minds, minded, mindful, mindfully, mindfulness, mindless, mindlessly, mindlessness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G