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phenom

[fee-nom, fi-nom] / ˈfi nɒm, fɪˈnɒm /
ADJECTIVE
proficient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished adept apt capable competent conversant efficient experienced gifted qualified skillful talented trained versed
WEAK
clever consummate crack crackerjack drilled effective effectual exercised expert finished on the beam pro savvy sharp slick up to speed whiz with it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
green ignorant immature impotent incapable incompetent inefficient inept inexperienced unable unskilled unskillful untalented
WEAK
clumsy
NOUN
child prodigy
Synonyms
WEAK
boy wonder genius gifted child gifted student girl wonder polymath prodigy sensation talented child whiz kid wonder wonder child wunderkind
NOUN
nine days' wonder
Synonyms
WEAK
annus mirabilis fifteen minutes of fame flash in the pan nine-day wonder phenomenon sensation stunner wonderment
NOUN
professional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artist expert pro specialist
STRONG
adept artiste authority brain egghead hotshot powerhouse pundit shark star superstar virtuoso whiz wizard
WEAK
old hand old pro old war-horse proficient whiz kid
Antonyms
STRONG
amateur rookie
WEAK
apprentice greenhorn
NOUN
whiz kid
Synonyms
WEAK
boy wonder child prodigy comer genius gifted child girl wonder polymath prodigy quiz kid sensation talented child wonder wunderkind

Example Sentences

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Their rookie teen phenom Cooper Flagg did not play, suffering a foot injury.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

He’d just come from the speedskating rink, where he’d sat with another legend, Eric Heiden, and watched phenom Jordan Stolz collect his first gold in the 1,000 meters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

He said that she never really had a chance to establish an identity outside of skiing because she was such a phenom, and so squarely in the public spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

This former high school basketball phenom isn’t far removed from trying to beat App State in overtime, and he seems utterly at ease leading men into the NFL’s biggest game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

In vetting him for the job, his trainer neglected to look at his sister, a local basketball phenom.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.