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geniuses

NOUN

gift of high intellect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability accomplishment acumen aptitude brilliance flair imagination ingenuity inspiration intelligence inventiveness knack originality prodigy prowess talent wisdom

STRONG

Einstein acuteness adept aptness astuteness bent brain capability capacity creativity discernment endowment expert faculty grasp head inclination perspicacity power precocity propensity reach sagacity turn understanding virtuoso

WEAK

mature percipience superability

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability incapacity ineptitude ineptness lack stupidity weakness

STRONG

amateur impotence incompetence misunderstanding

WEAK

idiot imbecile

Example Sentences

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"He is a player blessed by God. Football geniuses have something special, and he has it," De la Fuente said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Other systems have geniuses too, but America like no country before it offered its geniuses a stage and a chance to star in the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“They are such artistic geniuses, but so silly and playful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Springsteen called the musician a writer in the lineage of "geniuses" and "natural rebels" like Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“I think it’s a load of hooey. But I can’t say I’m surprised. If this school was full of geniuses, I’d have a lot more company on the chess team.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman