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wunderkind

[voon-der-kind, wuhn-, voon-duhr-kint] / ˈvʊn dərˌkɪnd, ˈwʌn-, ˈvʊn dərˌkɪnt /
NOUN
boy wonder
Synonyms
WEAK
gifted person intellectual genius polymath talented person whiz kid
NOUN
child prodigy
Synonyms
WEAK
boy wonder genius gifted child gifted student girl wonder phenom polymath prodigy sensation talented child whiz kid wonder wonder child
NOUN
prodigy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
genius sensation whiz wizard
STRONG
brain curiosity enormity freak intellect marvel mastermind miracle monster natural phenomenon portent rarity spectacle stunner talent wonder
WEAK
child genius one in a million rare bird whiz kid wonder child
Antonyms
STRONGEST
imbecile
STRONG
expectation normality regularity
NOUN
whiz kid
Synonyms
WEAK
boy wonder child prodigy comer genius gifted child girl wonder phenom polymath prodigy quiz kid sensation talented child wonder

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And during that time, he grew from wunderkind into one of the game’s elder statesmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In one, Grimes offered to help Musk get $5 billion in funding from then-cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried, whom he described as an “Ultra genius and doer builder like your formula.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Also, a wunderkind dobro player named Jerry Douglas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Even the president's onetime wunderkind former prime minister Gabriel Attal is keeping his distance.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Peter Diamond was the latest up-and-coming Brooklyn wunderkind literary sensation.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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