Synonyms for mastermind
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Originator
Other
masterminder rare
Verb
engineer, orchestrate, organize, organise UK, direct
Definitions
- n. 1
A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.
- n. 2
A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
- v. 1
To plan or execute (a project) in the role of mastermind.
Related words
- Word family
- masterminder
Forms
- Plural
- masterminds → geniuses, brains, wonders, einsteins…
- Past participle
- masterminded
e.g. masterminded → engineered, orchestrated, organized, directed…
Example sentences
- wonder Reading will guide us to the rich world of wonder.
- genius No one recognized Tom's genius while he was alive.
- einstein The theory of relativity originated with Einstein.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mastermind | rising | |
| wonder | rising | |
| genius | steady | |
| einstein | steady | |
| originator | steady | |
| conceiver | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- brain1
- 6 letters
- wonder2, direct2, genius2
- 8 letters
- engineer3, organize3, einstein2, organise, brainiac
- 9 letters
- conceiver
- 10 letters
- originator5
- 11 letters
- orchestrate3
- 12 letters
- masterminder
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wonder2 = 2 syllables).