Synonyms of wizard
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Noun
He is a wizard at math.
the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature
Adjective
a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet
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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The transformational transaction came in 2007 when Universal got the rights to develop theme park attractions based on the boy wizard Harry Potter.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Noun
The act tonight was the Messthetics, a punk-prog-jazz outfit, featuring the drummer and the bassist from Fugazi (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally), a guitar wizard (Anthony Pirog), and a sax man (James Brandon Lewis).
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The transformational transaction came in 2007 when Universal got the rights to develop theme park attractions based on the boy wizard Harry Potter.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Wizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wizard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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