Synonyms of wizards

wizards

noun

plural of wizard

1

as in sorcerers

a person skilled in using supernatural forces

the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerers
• mages
• magicians
• witches
• warlocks
• necromancers
• enchanters
• magi
• conjurers
• charmers
• shamans
• Magians
• voodoos
• voodooists
• sorceresses
• hags
• occultists
• prophets
• diviners
• enchantresses
• soothsayers
• seers
• medicine men
• witch doctors
• fortune-tellers
• hexes
• theurgists
• prognosticators
• thaumaturges
• exorcists
• wonder-workers
• thaumaturgists
• shamanists
• foreseers
• crystal gazers
• prophesiers
• mediums
• exorcisers

2

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

a wizard at fixing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experts
• adepts
• masters
• scholars
• gurus
• virtuosos
• artists
• specialists
• maestros
• hands
• authorities
• consultants
• professionals
• geeks
• hotshots
• proficients
• mavens
• aces
• connoisseurs
• past masters
• cognoscenti
• fiends
• whizzes
• enthusiasts
• sharks
• meisters
• sharps
• craftsmen
• dab hands
• fans
• pros
• crackerjacks
• buffs
• devotees
• dabs
• addicts
• journeymen
• aficionados
• hired guns
• mistresses
• jacks-of-all-trades
• Renaissance men
• all-rounders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• apprentices
• novices
• beginners
• nonexperts
• neophytes
• laymen
• dabblers
• inexperts
• dilettantes
• nonprofessionals

3

as in geniuses

a very smart person

a wizard who never studied for tests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• geniuses
• nerds
• brains
• intellects
• brainiacs
• thinkers
• geeks
• whizzes
• wizzes
• intellectuals
• masters
• virtuosos
• sages
• savants
• blues
• polymaths
• bluestockings
• Renaissance men
• highbrows
• longhairs
• polyhistors
• aces
• crackerjacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiots
• dummies
• morons
• dolts
• imbeciles
• goons
• dunces
• blockheads
• dopes
• knuckleheads
• numskulls
• pinheads
• illiterates
• hammerheads
• nitwits
• dumbbells
• fatheads
• ignoramuses
• philistines
• lowbrows
• fools
• half-wits
• dodoes
• asses
• know-nothings
• beasts
• donkeys
• clowns
• snakes
• jackasses
• heels
• skunks
• jerks
• creeps
• cads
• cretins
• louts
• curs
• churls
• boors
• stinkers
• anti-intellectuals
• louses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wizards

While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Ever since, witches, wizards, and dragons have bored me silly. — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

California’s tech wizards were busy helping lead the world into the Information Age, notably the fledgling commercial promise of the Internet. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026

This means the team members don’t need to be tech wizards to build custom reference material. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Maybe the door to the wizards’ lair will open again someday, but a Camp Rock 4 seems more likely for now. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026

Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

The wizards did have some help from legacy actors, including Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle and Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback, in the closer. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026