ARTISTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

artists

noun

plural of artist

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a pitcher who is a strikeout artist

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Recent Examples of artists Skilled Photoshop artists spent years mastering masking, selections and retouching techniques, only to watch AI remove a complex background with a single click. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 Luxury brands increasingly collaborate with artists, yet very few partnerships remain culturally relevant after half a century. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Fellow artists, celebs and fans responded with their support of the musician, including SZA, Lauren Jauregui, Alyssa Milano, and more. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026 The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra returns for its second year in a row Saturday night for a mix of symphonic music alongside Grammy Award-winning artists and poets. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The idea of artists reinventing themselves every few years, in art and in life, is, of course, not new. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Indeed, the 29-year-old Kahan’s first football stadium show in North Carolina wasn’t built around pyrotechnics, confetti cannons, backup dancers or any of the other trappings typical of shows by the world’s biggest touring artists. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026 For the first time in her career, the 60-year-old songwriter played Toronto’s storied Horseshoe Tavern—an intimate venue that’s been a rite of passage for many Canadian artists. — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026

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When a disinfectant is necessary, Hunt and other experts say products with citric acid, hydrogen peroxide and ethyl alcohol, such as alcohol wipes, are safer alternatives.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners, and librarians.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

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Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of virtuosos

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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

Definition of wizards

Noun

Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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