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 Edward Said, the late Palestinian literary and cultural critic, academic and fierce defender of his people, tells his story in his own words — an apt choice for a film about an intellectual thinker. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026 Bringing on a highly strategic, 30,000-foot thinker as your first marketing hire before the fundamentals are in place is a waste of salary. — Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinker

Noun

Listen, Mark is a genius choreographer and always knows how to make his partners look good regardless of skill level, but come on, some of this is just because Maura is a good dancer!

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The latter has earned raves for her turn as a math genius stuck under the thumb of an abusive boyfriend (and an academic system designed to ignore and exploit her).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of genius

Noun

This is classic game theory that calls to mind the chilling 1950s debates over second strikes and counterforce.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

Also, the vocal tracts and brains of our ancestors did not fossilize as they were made of soft tissue.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Gilbert and Cimorelli shared that the guitarist’s treatment plan included promising immunotherapies to keep the cancer out of his brain.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of brain

Noun

Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
That far down the line, the brand should still represent creativity, beauty, culture, intellect and craftsmanship.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intellect

Noun

Friday marks 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, a seminal moment that drastically altered the landscape and psyche of American society and the globe.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
But coming just four months after the October 7th Hamas attack, tensions were high, misinformation was rife, and Israel’s decades-long conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism had burrowed deep into the Western psyche.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of psyche

Noun

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The 12-miles a week average is double the pace that the agency's head, Rodney Scott, cited earlier this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

Our current architecture estimates suggest that separating deterministic execution from runtime intelligence could reduce expected token consumption by around 90% compared with initial approaches.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
From our first conversations, Jon blew us away with his intelligence and deep creative insights about how to craft great stories.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026