THINKER Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

thinker

noun

Definition of thinker

as in genius

a very smart person many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium

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as in mind

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons loves crossword puzzles, bridge, and other pastimes that makes her use the old thinker

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Recent Examples of thinker Brainstorm Tech International will convene CEOs and founders, technologists and investors, thinkers and doers to tackle the challenge of turning technological promise into lasting business and societal value. — Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 While these practitioners experimented, management thinkers articulated what the best of them already understood. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Kashmir’s Shaiva Hindu thinkers produced some of South Asia’s most influential texts on consciousness. — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 The Sparks need to not hire college wonders — no Cori Close — and enlist some good old-fashioned WNBA veteran thinkers and evaluators and leaders. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Fascism and war had already forced many of the continent’s most distinguished thinkers and artists, among them Thomas Mann, Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Enrico Fermi, and Arturo Toscanini, into exile in the United States. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Yet for some thinkers today the involuntary dispersion of the Jews (galut or golah) is articulated as being inherently different from the voluntary exile of the Jews (diaspora or tfutsot). — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 In his heyday in 18th-century England and Europe, naturalist George Forster was a popular figure who influenced scientists, poets, and other thinkers. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 This year’s event features some of today’s most influential thinkers and entertainers, among them Gloria Steinem, Cole Escola, Wynton Marsalis, and Parker Posey, in conversation with the magazine’s writers and editors. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker

Noun

Galliano was a legend at the time, the British genius who had helped reinvent Givenchy and Dior.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Beyond the genius color-blocking, note how lovely those bootcut trousers look with ankle boots—perfection.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of genius

Noun

Hoult’s Gilderoy Lockhart a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
But then they’re interrupted by Wil Wheaton, who’s a wizard in this universe.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of wizard

Noun

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, lungs, liver, kidneys, placentas, reproductive tissues, blood vessels, and, more recently, brain tissue.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
That’s because sleep gives our brains a chance to process the day and our bodies an opportunity to heal and repair.

— Mura Dominko, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of brain

Noun

To facilitate this, Spector’s play delves deep into the modern Jewish psyche—the good, the bad, and the ugly—and does not shy away from third-rail topics.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Street art also plays a key part of Cihangir’s psyche, with interesting new pieces popping up regularly.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of psyche

Noun

Just eight vessels crossed the crucial waterway yesterday, five sticking to the Iranian route and three following an undetected route, maritime intelligence firm Kpler said.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Taiwan's government said Hsu's case involved gaining intelligence for mainland China and influencing Taiwanese politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026