Synonyms of the word

genius

• n. (eulogistic) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated…
• n. Extraordinary mental capacity.
• n. Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
• n. (Roman mythology) The guardian spirit of a place or person.
• n. A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.
• adj. (informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.

ace

• n. (card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
• n. (card games, dice games) A card or die face so marked.
• n. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
• n. (tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
• n. (sports) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
• n. (US) (baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
• n. (US) (baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.
• n. (US) (golf) A hole in one.
• n. An expert at something.
• n. A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
• n. (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
• v. (US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
• v. (tennis) To win a point by an ace.
• v. (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
• adj. (Britain, slang) Excellent.
• adj. (slang) Asexual. (not experiencing sexual attraction).
• n. (slang) A person who is asexual.

adept

• adj. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
• n. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient.

brain

• n. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible…
• n. (informal) An intelligent person.
• n. (in the plural) Intellect.
• n. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
• n. (slang, vulgar) oral sex.
• v. (transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
• v. (transitive, slang) To strike (someone) on the head.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To destroy; to put an end to.
• v. (transitive) To conceive in the mind; to understand.

brainiac

• n. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

brilliance

• n. The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
• n. The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
• n. (chiefly Britain) Magnificence; resplendence.

champion

• n. Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
• n. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
• n. Someone who fights for a cause or status.
• n. Someone who fights on another's behalf.
• adj. (attributive) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
• adj. (attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
• adj. (predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
• v. (usually of a cause) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for.

creativeness

• n. The state of being creative; creativity.

creativity

• n. The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society.

endowment

• n. Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
• n. Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
• n. A form of life insurance paying a lump sum to the policyholder on a fixed date, or to the estate if the…

expert

• adj. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
• adj. Characteristic of an expert.
• n. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
• n. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

flair

• n. A natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.
• n. Distinctive style or elegance; panache or elan.
• n. (obsolete) Smell; odor.
• n. (obsolete) The sense of smell.
• v. (transitive) To add flair.

gift

• n. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
• n. A talent or natural ability.
• n. Something gained incidentally, without effort.
• n. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
• v. (transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
• v. (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.

hotshot

• adj. Highly skilled.
• adj. Displaying talent.
• n. Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
• n. a type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools…

intellect

• n. the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty…
• n. the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable).
• n. a person who has that faculty to a great degree.

intellectual

• adj. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive; as, intellectual powers, activities,…
• adj. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge…
• adj. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by…
• adj. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental"…
• adj. (archaic, poetic) Spiritual.
• n. An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
• n. (archaic) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

intelligence

• n. (uncountable) Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire…
• n. (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
• n. (uncountable) Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
• n. (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually…
• n. (dated) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

mastermind

• n. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
• n. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.
• v. To act in the role of mastermind.

maven

• n. (chiefly US) An expert in a given field.

mavin

• n. Alternative form of maven.

sensation

• n. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
• n. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

star

• n. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location…
• n. (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having…
• n. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or…
• n. (acting) An actor in a leading role.
• n. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
• n. (printing) An asterisk (*).
• n. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
• n. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in…
• n. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
• n. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
• n. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in…
• v. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
• v. (transitive) To feature a performer or a headliner, especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
• v. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
• v. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.

superstar

• n. Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

talent

• n. A marked natural ability or skill.
• n. (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle…
• n. (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something.
• n. (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
• n. (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

virtuoso

• n. A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
• n. A person who is knowledgeable about art objects and curios.
• adj. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.

whiz

• v. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
• v. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
• v. To throw or spin rapidly.
• v. (vulgar, slang) To urinate.
• n. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
• n. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
• n. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination; a wiz.
• n. (Britain, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
• prep. (slang) Eye dialect spelling of with.

whizz

• n. Alternative spelling of whiz.
• v. Alternative spelling of whiz.

wiz

• n. a person who is exceptionally gifted or skilled in a particular area.
• n. (Internet, informal) A wizard; an administrator of a multi-user dungeon.
• n. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
• prep. (slang, especially represents slurred or drunken speech) Eye dialect spelling of with.

wizard

• n. A man who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
• n. One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
• n. (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced…
• n. (Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.
• n. (obsolete) A wiseman; a sage.
• adj. (slang, dated, Britain) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
• v. (intransitive) To practice wizardry.
• v. (transitive) To conjure.

wizardry

• n. The art of a wizard; sorcery.
• n. Something, such as an advanced technology, that gives the appearance of magic.
• n. Great ability in some specified field.