read minds
Access others' thinking
To read minds is to know what someone is thinking without being told—a supposed psychic ability in fiction and folklore, but in everyday speech usually hyperbolic: I can't read minds; you have to tell me what's wrong.
Someone who seems to anticipate others' thoughts uncannily might be said to read minds: She reads minds—she knew exactly what I needed.
Grasp the meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
interpret · decode · decipher · grasp · fathom · penetrate · see through · figure out
Extrasensory perception ability
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
empathy · perceptive · insightful · sensitivity · anticipation · body language · microexpressions · tell
One who perceives beyond senses
- mediumMiddle size or state
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- seerOne who envisions futures
fortune-teller · oracle · spiritualist · channeler · palmist · crystal ball · séance · divination
understand
Grasp the meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
comprehension · interpret · decode · decipher · grasp · fathom · penetrate · see through · figure out · anticipate
sixth sense
Extrasensory perception ability
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
premonition · empathy · perceptive · insightful · sensitivity · anticipation · body language · microexpressions · tell · vibe
clairvoyant
One who perceives beyond senses
seer · fortune-teller · oracle · spiritualist · channeler · palmist · crystal ball · séance · divination · soothsayer
pry
Lever or snoop
invasive · overstep · privacy · boundaries · violation · unwelcome · presumptuous · intrude · meddle · personal space
read mindsguess
Estimate without certainty
have no idea · speculate · infer · assume · conjecture
read, minds, reading, reader, readers, reads, readable, unreadable, readability