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 With shovel in hand, this deep thinker digs down on players largely riding the pine in 12-team leagues who, if employed, could vault willing backers to a fast start. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 This approach keeps the student as the primary thinker, ensuring the technology is used to collaborate, stress-test and refine original ideas rather than replace them. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Thank god for two thinkers willing to sit and untangle our sorry state of affairs. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 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 Jewish artists and thinkers put out a statement in support of Ruffalo in face of the attacks earlier this week. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 The agrarian thinker captured — and defied — the political moment. — Ryan Zickgraf, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 Our judges include some of today’s most influential creators and thinkers, including award-winning authors Jason Reynolds & Angie Thomas and writer and speaker Bartunde Thurston. — Usa Today Network Staff Reports, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Whereas the early ceremonies prominently featured nonscientists, political figures, and fringe thinkers, the majority of subsequent recipients have been academic researchers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker

Noun

But the flipside to that level of polymathic genius is a desire to apply it to everything, to mold it painstakingly in your own hyperspecific image.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
His genius was marketing the Tesla as less a car than a shiny new tech gizmo on wheels.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of genius

Noun

Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The football mind was apparent during weekly preparation and the quick processing on the field at Oregon State.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

Casey wanted to pick the UConn coach’s brain about college coaching and college pitching talent, since a former Husky, Rollie Sheldon, had a big rookie season for the Yankees in ’61.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Ketogenic therapy works by changing the brain’s fuel source, Scher explains.

— Kelly Rogers Victor, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of brain

Noun

The National Football League has been a Big Honking Deal for as long as anyone reading this has been alive, but its hegemonic stranglehold over the American psyche is very much a 21st century phenomenon.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The Cage felt like a useful spot to work out any resentments lingering in your psyche, all the old grievances dissipating with the clang of aluminum on cowhide.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of psyche

Noun

Mayflies hovering around our heads were bound to attract bats, and bats creep me out.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Sunderland were, according to Transfermarkt, the division’s lowest spenders at £66million, but that lower turnover helped preserve the tactical identity implemented by head coach Regis Le Bris last season.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

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— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Germany's domestic intelligence classifies the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt as extremist.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026