THINKERS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

thinkers

noun

plural of thinker

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

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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 thinkers 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 Some of these thinkers were good friends; a few were hardly acquainted. — Emily Eakin, 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 The need to educate critical thinkers and informed citizens rates higher than career preparation, than research, even higher than economic mobility. — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The program of participants brings together a cross-disciplinary group of artists and thinkers. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026

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Noun

Broadly speaking, these kinds of stories — powered by a stop-them-before-they-kill-again clock, making their antagonists out to be finicky geniuses or horror movie monsters instead of opportunistic mediocrities — strike me as a low form of fiction.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
To get around this, as Anne Hathaway so eloquently explains, the IMAX tech geniuses placed mirrors onto the sides of the cameras, so the actors could see each other and maintain a natural acting flow — ingenious stuff.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of geniuses

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The target date for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan is etched in the minds of every citizen and visitor to the country since Vision 2030 was unveiled more than a decade ago.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
So maybe at that time, dusting off a 25-year-old album with multiple labels involved wasn’t at the forefront of anyone at Disney’s minds.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of minds

Noun

Food and drink Chefs Loice Acom and Gad Hafashimana are wizards in the Kibale Lodge kitchen.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of wizards

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

After nine years of breaking defensive coordinators' brains, the 35-year-old Swiss Army knife announced Wednesday that his run with the New Orleans Saints has come to an end.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
On MRIs, sometimes doctors can see little dots of scar tissue in the brains of people who get migraines.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026

Definition of brains

Noun

Rather than the standard psychological insights of TV’s many homicide detectives, Graham possesses a virtually psychic ability to put himself into killers’ twisted psyches.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Federal immigration officers made more than 4,000 arrests and shot multiple people, two fatally, before Operation Metro Surge wound down in February, leaving an imprint on the psyches of young children that could haunt them for years, mental health providers say.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

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