Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gut feeling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: gut feel-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

Example Sentences

"Don't think too hard about the answers to a personality test; just go with your gut feeling."
"Houston had a gut feeling he was being followed, so he hurried to his car."
"“At the root are these moral intuitions — these gut feelings — and they are very strong,” said Jeff Huntsinger, a social psychologist at Loyola University Chicago who studies emotion and decision-making and collaborated with Dr. Omer’s team."

Inflected Forms

gut feelings (plural) gut feel (alternative)

Phrases

go with one's gut

Frequently Paired Words

go with one's gut gut reaction

Synonyms

gut instinct

Questions

What does gut feeling mean?: An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

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