VIRTUOSOS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

virtuosos

noun

variants or virtuosi

plural of virtuoso

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a violin virtuoso

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Recent Examples of virtuosos The decade featured some of the most revered and celebrated virtuosos to ever walk the planet, both critically and commercially. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable. — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026 Part conference, part concert, part gear exhibition, the event blends industry showcases, the prestigious IBMA Awards, and a two-day outdoor festival that fills downtown with powerhouse pickers, mandolin virtuosos, and heavenly harmonizing trios. — Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2026 They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Geese, a quartet of young rock virtuosos from Brooklyn, capture the vibe shift in freaky fidelity. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 He will be joined by two other virtuosos, Kiya Tabassian, on setar, and Behrouz Jamali, on tombak. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025 Most of the seven-track project was recorded in a 10-day period at a Los Angeles home studio, where Afrobeats superproducers GuiltyBeatz and P2J and R&B virtuosos Jack Dine and Cam Griffin congregated to craft Odeal’s vibrant, vulnerable sound. — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Still, other outside experts who spoke with The Athletic call the findings promising.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
At present, experts said, most of the Indian companies are either investing in setting up downstream assembly and testing facilities or making batteries for mobility, which are more lucrative given the government subsidies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

Noun

There’s a citizens stamp advisory committee that’s selected by the postmaster general, and it’s made up of historians and scholars and history buffs.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
This impetus did not begin with the war on terror; generations of American leaders and scholars have sought to increase presidential power, drawing up mechanisms that could sideline civil liberties and intertwine military and police activities.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

In control of the original masters, Sonic Memoir allowed Cole to reclaim her narrative.

— Tina Eves, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
Lynx masters terrain DEEP Robotics has released new footage showing its Lynx wheel-legged robot navigating a harsh red desert terrain, highlighting the machine’s ability to operate across loose sand, steep slopes, and uneven ground.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

According to awards gurus who track these things, that’s the most Emmy wins ever for a series canceled after its first season.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Yoga instruction is available year-round, and the resort also collaborates with yoga gurus specializing in yin yoga, immersive sound healing, and yoga nidra from October to April.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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