GURUS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

gurus

noun

plural of guru

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing

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as in practitioners

one who brings an art or science to full realization the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s

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Recent Examples of gurus According to awards gurus who track these things, that’s the most Emmy wins ever for a series canceled after its first season. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Yoga instruction is available year-round, and the resort also collaborates with yoga gurus specializing in yin yoga, immersive sound healing, and yoga nidra from October to April. — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 And why are beauty gurus swapping out their chemical sunscreens for it? — Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 His platform features a portal where real monks and gurus can come online and do live sessions with devotees. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 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 This means that the moral philosophies of tech gurus will steadily guide the moral decisions of ever more people as these technologies gain wider purchase in society. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 April’s numbers – bosses added 115,000 workers, adjusted for seasonal swings – were seen by many economic gurus as a surprising increase amid a war with Iran and its resulting ballooning energy costs. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in the summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half-dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities. — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Aviation experts have marveled that the plane didn't crash after a descent so sharp that the rudder was torn away.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
These agencies now need to work with cryptanalysis experts to ensure that standardized algorithms are continually tested against the latest AI attack vectors.

— Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

Moving, feel-good rituals that seem to unlock something within are a specialty, but there is also a very robust yoga and meditation offering and visiting practitioners who keep things ever exciting.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The urge to predictively steer the forces of chaos was evenly shared between practitioners of the sciences and the arts, neighbors within the space of the casino.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of practitioners

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Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

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Which trace from our Galois representation clings to each of these terms with prime exponents depends on how our equation, , behaves in a number field defined by that particular prime.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
His mind didn’t go blank; rather, all the what-ifs multiplied like exponents, crowding his thoughts and rendering him unable to envision anything else.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

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Key leadership reshuffle The black box of China’s elite politics has long been a source of fascination for journalists, scholars and foreign governments alike.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
In recent years, legal scholars have taken the right to equality as the starting point for advocating for access to fertility care.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of scholars

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Since mega masters hearings began in May, immigration data researchers found that the number of people ordered deported when not showing up for a hearing has skyrocketed.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The title refers not only to the horror film my protagonist, Maya, is trying to make, but also to the city’s new masters and to those living in a zombified state of willful ignorance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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