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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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Their system didn’t work and couldn’t grow, and the geniuses were denied a stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

New England’s rapid offensive improvement this year is a reminder that there are few geniuses in the sport on the level of the 49-year-old McDaniels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“It’s fascinating to me that we had all these great geniuses in town, and kind of ignored them,” says Dunn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

“He may be a genius, but even geniuses make mistakes,” said Kate, whose face had gone red as a tomato.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart