brainiacs

noun

plural of brainiac
as in geniuses
a very smart person a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up

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Recent Examples of brainiacs The contestants — all performed well by current college students and recent college graduates — are a cross-section of typical middle-school brainiacs. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Citadel’s entire business is built around hiring brainiacs. — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 South Bay brainiacs — watch out. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Not the brainiacs in charge, apparently. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026 Even at a flagship public university, the true type-A brainiacs might have to work harder to find one another. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026 By the time season 3 begins, that empire is thriving, with Dwight having amassed a loyal team of hustlers, killers, and brainiacs. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 Both are wicked smart brainiacs on a tireless quest to do good in the world. — Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainiacs
  1. geniuses
  2. wizards
  3. brains
  4. intellects
  5. nerds
Noun
  • That’s not to say this time isn’t different – that this technology is, finally, sufficiently advanced to truly spook the technical geniuses close to the problem.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry and his team of outsider geniuses, who are brought in to solve cases after conventional policing and security hasn’t worked.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of geniuses
Noun
  • Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • Why friendship conflicts feel so intense for teens Adolescence is when friends move to the center of your kid’s world, and their brains know it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This midlife window gives us the opening to set our brains up for years of mental sharpness.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of brains
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of intellects
Noun
  • Some Latinas are nerds, and some Latinas are quirky, and some of them are goofy and some of them are clumsy.
    — Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also the comic book [heads], the nerds, the chess players.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of nerds

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“Brainiacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainiacs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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