MAESTRI Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

maestros

noun

variants or maestri

plural of maestro

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a maestro of the violin

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Recent Examples of maestros Home to modernist maestros Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan. — Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025 This month’s Criterion Channel collaboration is a mix of two of the streamer’s programs featuring a pair of movie maestros, Jodie Foster and Robert Altman, plus a couple of the latter’s frequent collaborators. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025

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Noun

But critics say that if the rule is implemented, the final sign-off for grants will no longer be in the hands of subject-matter experts within individual agencies, but in those of political appointees.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Justin Baldoni broke months of silence about his mutually destructive legal battle with fellow actor Blake Lively, hoping to sway the court of public opinion — but drawing a mixed verdict from public relations experts.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

These two masters of image management provided colliding—utopian versus dystopian—scenes at contrasting Fourth of July weekend mega events.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026
At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of masters

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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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Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
But Supreme Court scholars and the public alike seldom pay much attention to concurring opinions, in which a justice expounds on the views of their colleagues in the majority.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

With K-pop becoming more global, which has made TWICE global sensations, Jihyo is surprised by how many collaborations K-pop artists have had with Western artists.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The Guerreros had gone to the fair’s opening ceremony to hear the President, whose rally-style speech substituted for the slew of musical artists who had backed out after learning of the event’s partisan origins.

— Andrew Trunsky, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of artists

Noun

Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 June 2026

Definition of gurus

Noun

After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.

— Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

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