WIZARDS Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

wizards

noun

plural of wizard

as in sorcerers

a person skilled in using supernatural forces the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature

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as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a wizard at fixing cars

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as in geniuses

a very smart person a wizard who never studied for tests

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Recent Examples of wizards 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 Ever since, witches, wizards, and dragons have bored me silly. — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026 California’s tech wizards were busy helping lead the world into the Information Age, notably the fledgling commercial promise of the Internet. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 This means the team members don’t need to be tech wizards to build custom reference material. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Maybe the door to the wizards’ lair will open again someday, but a Camp Rock 4 seems more likely for now. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026 Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Fore said that the disease was caused by secret attacks from sorcerers.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of sorcerers

Noun

The long road to 2028 While the spectacle was undeniable, aviation experts remain skeptical that the vehicle can serve as both a practical road car and a true aircraft.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
To offset higher food prices, experts recommend preparing earlier and shopping for essentials, like shelf-stable ingredients, that go on sale ahead of time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of experts

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

This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of mages

Noun

Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

Noun

For most of history, locksmiths and lockmakers have guarded their secrets as closely as magicians withhold their tricks.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Antoniou developed his craft through years of study with practitioners ranging from tarot readers and psychics to hypnotists, magicians, and psychologists.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

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