Synonyms for prodigy
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Wunderkind — an extremely talented person, especially a child
wunderkind, child prodigy, boy wonder informal, girl wonder informal, wonder
2. Portent
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
- n. 2
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
Related words
- Word family
- prodigious prodigal
- Phrases
- child prodigy
Forms
- Plural
- prodigies → wunderkinds, wonders, portents, signs…
Example sentences
- presage A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.
- marvel The marvel is that he succeeded in the adventure.
- miracle To many people, it was nothing short of a miracle.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prodigy | rising | |
| wunderkind | rising | |
| presage | steady | |
| prognostication | steady | |
| marvel | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sign1, omen2
- 6 letters
- wonder2, marvel2, wizard2
- 7 letters
- miracle3, portent2, presage2
- 10 letters
- phenomenon4, prognostic, wunderkind3
- 15 letters
- prognostication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).