Synonyms of wiz

wiz

noun

ˈwiz 

as in wizard

a very smart person

he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wizard
• genius
• whiz
• intellect
• nerd
• brain
• thinker
• geek
• brainiac
• virtuoso
• master
• savant
• intellectual
• sage
• polymath
• blue
• Renaissance man
• highbrow
• natural
• bluestocking
• ace
• polyhistor
• longhair
• crackerjack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idiot
• moron
• dunce
• dope
• dolt
• dummy
• goon
• imbecile
• blockhead
• know-nothing
• knucklehead
• pinhead
• illiterate
• numskull
• dodo
• ignoramus
• nitwit
• fathead
• hammerhead
• dumbbell
• ass
• fool
• lowbrow
• philistine
• half-wit
• donkey
• creep
• beast
• jackass
• snake
• clown
• cad
• jerk
• heel
• skunk
• stinker
• cur
• louse
• boor
• lout
• cretin
• churl
• anti-intellectual

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wiz

Harper Stern, Industry’s biz-wiz protagonist, exposes his fraud and makes a ton of money in the process. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

Stine, who Forbes says is dyslexic and mildly autistic, also is a math and data wiz and a formidable negotiator. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026

In 1988, the fall after Kate graduated, the couple, already married, moved to Alaska, where Dan, an early computer wiz, taught Introduction to Macintosh Computers to community college students at a University of Alaska, Fairbanks campus. — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025

Miller was a vfx wiz who made his directorial debut with Deadpool, the Ryan Reynolds-starring anti-superhero movie that became a record-breaking box office sensation and launched a franchise. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025