Synonyms of wizard
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Noun
He is a wizard at math.
the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature
Adjective
a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
In the series’ end, Harry and his sometime school comrades and allied teachers and others, fight off said tormented self-loathing wizard as, simultaneously, fascistic muggles rise, opposing the mere existence of their kind.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
One of its most famous scenes is a duel between two wizards, which seems relevant to this episode’s climactic moments.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
In the series’ end, Harry and his sometime school comrades and allied teachers and others, fight off said tormented self-loathing wizard as, simultaneously, fascistic muggles rise, opposing the mere existence of their kind.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
One of its most famous scenes is a duel between two wizards, which seems relevant to this episode’s climactic moments.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Wizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wizard. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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