thought reader

Perceives unspoken ideas

A thought reader is someone who claims or appears to know what others are thinking—either a performer who uses psychological techniques to simulate mind reading, or figuratively, anyone who seems to anticipate your thoughts: I'm not a thought reader; you have to tell me what you want.

The term often carries skepticism about actual telepathic ability.

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Opposites
access to others' mental states

thought readerguesser

One who estimates

observer · autistic person · cold reader · skeptic · empiricist

communication mode

thought readerprojector

Light-casting display device

expresser

mental access

thought readerclosed book

Something completely incomprehensible

enigma · mystery · poker face · sphinx

Family

thought, reader, thinker, thoughts, thoughtful, thoughtfully, thoughtfulness, thoughtless, thoughtlessly

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