polymaths

noun

plural of polymath
as in geniuses
formal someone who knows a lot about many different things She is rightly regarded as something of a polymath in her extensive knowledge of all the earth sciences.

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Recent Examples of polymaths Leonardo was one of history’s greatest polymaths, filling notebooks with designs across a range of disciplines, including flying machines that wouldn't be realized for centuries. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polymaths
  1. geniuses
  2. virtuosos
  3. wizards
  4. thinkers
  5. intellects
  6. intellectuals
  7. sages
Noun
  • That’s not to say this time isn’t different – that this technology is, finally, sufficiently advanced to truly spook the technical geniuses close to the problem.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry and his team of outsider geniuses, who are brought in to solve cases after conventional policing and security hasn’t worked.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of geniuses
Noun
  • What happens when one of the biggest crossover hits of the 21st century gets handed to a couple of banjo virtuosos?
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Ever since, witches, wizards, and dragons have bored me silly.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of wizards
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  • Foreign Policy named him to its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most important global thinkers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The schools offer a broad liberal arts education, in recognition that senior leadership must be critical thinkers who can understand different points of view.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • 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
Definition of intellects
Noun
  • The initial wave of departures was made up of African American intellectuals, church leaders and merchants.
    — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For the artists and intellectuals who lived there across two decades of pioneering residency programs, Georgia’s Ossabaw Island was a potent source of inspiration.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of intellectuals
Noun
  • The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world.
    — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Polymaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polymaths. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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