PSYCHE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PSYCHE?

Need another word that means the same as “psyche”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “psyche” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Psyche” are: brain, head, mind, nous, soul, spirit, self, ego, essential nature, life force, persona, identity, personality, individuality, make-up, subconscious, intellect

Psyche as a Noun

Definitions of "Psyche" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “psyche” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul.
• The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life.
• A beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul.
• That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.
• That which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason.
• The human soul, mind, or spirit.

Synonyms of "Psyche" as a noun (17 Words)

brain	The substance of an animal s brain used as food. He s got plenty of brains but no common sense.
ego	(in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject. He needed a boost to his ego.
essential nature	Anything indispensable.
head	The length or height based on the size of a human or animal head. His horse won by a head.
identity	The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity. It was too dark to determine his identity.
individuality	The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity. Anything but individuality anything but aloneness.
intellect	Knowledge and intellectual ability. Sapping our country of some of its brightest intellects.
life force	The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death.
make-up	The way in which someone or something is composed.
mind	An important intellectual. His mind wandered.
nous	Common sense; practical intelligence. She has great social nous.
persona	Jungian psychology a personal facade that one presents to the world. Chris adds that his media persona does not match reality.
personality	A person of considerable prominence. She is a Hollywood personality.
self	Used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else. To love in an unpossessive way implies the total surrender of self.
soul	The human embodiment of something. In the depths of her soul she knew he would betray her.
spirit	A solution of volatile components extracted from something, typically by distillation or by solution in alcohol. He confessed in a spirit of self respect.
subconscious	The subconscious part of the mind not in technical use in psychoanalysis where unconscious is preferred. Uncertainties were lurking around the edge of her subconscious.

Usage Examples of "Psyche" as a noun

• How does constant losing affect the psyches of young athletes?
• Their childhood made them want to understand the human psyche and to help others.

Associations of "Psyche" (30 Words)

catchy	(of a tune or phrase) instantly appealing and memorable. A catchy question.
dreamer	A person who has lived in the US without official authorization since coming to the country as a minor. People of this description who met certain conditions would be eligible for a special immigration status under federal legislation first proposed in 2001. A rebellious young dreamer.
eidetic	Of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy. An eidetic memory.
fallibility	The tendency to make mistakes or be wrong. Technology is not a cure for human fallibility.
forget	Forget to do something. For years she had struggled to forget about him.
haunting	The action of haunting a place. From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration.
hypnosis	A state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion. I was regressed under hypnosis.
imbecility	A stupid mistake.
memoir	The proceedings of a learned society. In 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband.
memory	An electronic memory device. Search as he would the memory was lost.
mindful	Inclined or willing to do something. I arrived home for the summer ever mindful of my obligations to my parents.
mnemonic	Of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory. Mnemonic device.
mnemonics	A method or system for improving the memory.
nostalgic	A nostalgic person. A nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood.
parapsychology	Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes.
recall	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. People s understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events.
recollect	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. Can you recollect how he reacted.
recollection	A thing recollected; a memory. To the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
remember	Show appreciation to. I remember the screech of the horn as the car came towards me.
remembrance	A recognition of meritorious service. I went through the papers and remembrances in his drawers.
reminder	An experience that causes you to remember something. He ignored his wife s reminders.
reminisce	Recall the past. They reminisced about their summers abroad.
reminiscence	A story told about a past event remembered by the narrator. His first works are too full of reminiscences of earlier poetry.
reminiscent	Absorbed in or suggesting absorption in memories. The sights were reminiscent of my childhood.
retention	Failure to eliminate a substance from the body. The soil s retention of moisture.
retentive	Having the capacity to retain something. He had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker.
rote	Mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned. A poem learnt by rote in childhood.
soul	The human embodiment of something. She s a nice old soul.
spiritual	Lacking material body or form or substance. Spiritual beings.
vividly	In a vivid manner. Vividly coloured paintings.