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Synonyms for wiz

32 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

noun

Most common

hot-shot expert genius wizard purr birr belt zoom

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Wizard — someone who is remarkably skilled at something

wizard, genius, expert, hot-shot, maven US, ace, master, crack-a-jack, crackerjack US, proficient, artist, past master, magician, star, adept, virtuoso, superstar, champion, dab, sensation, dabster

2. Whir

whir US, whirr UK, buzz, hum, hiss, zip, purr, birr

Other

pee-pee informal, book, belt, zoom, bucket

Antonyms

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Definitions

n. 1
Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
He's a whiz with the computers.
n. 2
A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.

Related words

Other spellings: whiz US whizz UK wizz

Forms

Plural: wizzes → wizards, geniuses, experts, hot-shots…

Example sentences

expert Harry is working under the direction of an expert.
genius No one recognized Tom's genius while he was alive.
wizard So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?
purr "Why do cats purr?" "That's an interesting question."

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
wiz		rising
expert		rising
genius		steady
wizard		rising
purr		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: ace¹, zip¹, hum¹, dab¹
4 letters: book¹, star¹, belt¹, buzz¹, zoom¹, hiss¹, purr¹, birr¹, whir
5 letters: adept², maven², whirr
6 letters: master², artist², expert², genius², bucket², wizard²
7 letters: dabster
8 letters: champion³, magician³, virtuoso⁴
9 letters: sensation³, superstar³
10 letters: proficient³
11 letters: crackerjack³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adept² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: surdoué
Deutsch: Wunderkind