1
as in genius
a very smart person
many of our most renowned thinkers gathered for the symposium
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of thinker
Learn from the world’s biggest thinkers.
—
Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Preller, who’s nothing if not a flexible thinker, was asked Tuesday if intrinsic factors to managing may be more stressful than front-office work.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, for symbolic thinkers, nearly any statement should be justifiable.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
By lifting up books and making space for them in public life, Oprah encourages us all to take seriously our inner lives as readers and thinkers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Evolutionary thinkers have long argued that humans evolved to notice snakes, which might explain why these creatures slither into a vast number of mythologies, from Quetzalcoatl in Mexico and Damballa in West Africa to celestial dragons in China.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Obsess Over Concept-to-Execution Speed – The market punishes slow thinkers.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Because the manuscript transmission was so thin, Lucretius had no direct influence on medieval thinkers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Preller, who’s nothing if not a flexible thinker, was asked Tuesday if intrinsic factors to managing may be more stressful than front-office work.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, for symbolic thinkers, nearly any statement should be justifiable.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
By lifting up books and making space for them in public life, Oprah encourages us all to take seriously our inner lives as readers and thinkers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Evolutionary thinkers have long argued that humans evolved to notice snakes, which might explain why these creatures slither into a vast number of mythologies, from Quetzalcoatl in Mexico and Damballa in West Africa to celestial dragons in China.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Obsess Over Concept-to-Execution Speed – The market punishes slow thinkers.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Because the manuscript transmission was so thin, Lucretius had no direct influence on medieval thinkers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker
Noun
-
How did the offensive genius finally figure out how to run the ball?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
-
By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Payton lost his mind, running onto the field, drawing a penalty.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
-
These disorienting films linger on the mind long after the credits roll.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Believing that Tesla built Alfred’s Transporter machine, Robert hopes the wizard can build a similar contraption for him.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
-
Look for an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, Microsoft says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Her brain cannot compute — because there’s something so linear about education.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Making things with your hands will shift your brain into problem-solving mode and sparks creativity in ways staring at a screen never will.—
Cas Holman,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
-
Known for his wit, intellect, and love of both golf and the game that shaped his life, Domres stayed connected to former teammates and the sport well into his later years.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
What's Daryl’s psyche like after that boat blows up, and how is that going to play out in season 4?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
-
If Michael Jackson moonwalked so that Prince could show us the face of God with his brain-melting 2007 set, the NFL’s reaction to Fox’s inspired bit of devilry set the stage for the league’s eventual takeover of the American psyche.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
-
To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Thinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinker. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share