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intellects

noun

plural of intellect
as in geniuses
a very smart person one of the finest intellects of our time

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Recent Examples of intellects Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intellects
  1. geniuses
  2. wizards
  3. brains
  4. thinkers
Noun
  • In their place are flawed geniuses and idiosyncratic personalities thrust together in the dregs of intelligence services, operating like a dysfunctional family under its disreputable patriarch.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Broadly speaking, these kinds of stories — powered by a stop-them-before-they-kill-again clock, making their antagonists out to be finicky geniuses or horror movie monsters instead of opportunistic mediocrities — strike me as a low form of fiction.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of geniuses
Noun
  • 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
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • Researchers have created living mice whose outer brains are almost entirely human.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, for years, scientists didn’t know much about dogs’ emotions or what goes on in their brains.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brains
Noun
  • Though religious thinkers will fight fiercely to show one of the stories to be the one that religion really sanctions, each Abrahamic religion has signposts pointing both ways.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Busts of famous thinkers and scholars—all male, fair warning—adorn the The Long Room of the Old Library.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinkers

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“Intellects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellects. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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