Synonyms of wizard

wizard 1 of 2

adjective

chiefly British

as in excellent

of the very best kind

a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• awesome
• lovely
• great
• terrific
• beautiful
• superb
• fabulous
• fantastic
• stellar
• prime
• fine
• marvelous
• classic
• hot
• famous
• divine
• slick
• boss
• top
• brave
• cool
• neat
• heavenly
• banner
• quality
• dandy
• nifty
• superior
• grand
• cracking
• noble
• groovy
• first-class
• topflight
• bully
• par excellence
• too much
• choice
• splendid
• first-rate
• high-class
• sensational
• out of this world
• top-notch
• sterling
• prize
• superlative
• righteous
• exceptional
• topping
• capital
• number one
• good
• frontline
• mean
• top-shelf
• supernal
• blue-ribbon
• dope
• crackerjack
• keen
• first-string
• unsurpassed
• gone
• swell
• fab
• down
• blue-chip
• immense
• peachy
• out-of-sight
• corking
• dynamite
• primo
• radical
• numero uno
• top-of-the-line
• decent
• bumper
• A1
• fantabulous
• special
• better
• bonny
• phat
• peachy keen
• jim-dandy
• classical
• hype
• adequate
• select
• prizewinning
• boffo
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• brag
• traditional
• bang-up
• all right
• fancy
• five-star
• acceptable
• A-OK
• satisfactory
• OK
• four-star
• gilt-edged
• standard
• passable
• premium
• high-grade
• tolerable
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• vile
• wretched
• awful
• pathetic
• lousy
• rotten
• atrocious
• bad
• inferior
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

wizard

2 of 2

noun

ˈwi-zərd 

1

as in sorcerer

a person skilled in using supernatural forces

the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerer
• mage
• magician
• witch
• warlock
• necromancer
• magus
• enchanter
• conjurer
• voodoo
• charmer
• shaman
• Magian
• sorceress
• voodooist
• hag
• prophet
• occultist
• enchantress
• diviner
• seer
• hex
• witch doctor
• medicine man
• soothsayer
• thaumaturge
• fortune-teller
• theurgist
• thaumaturgist
• prognosticator
• exorcist
• wonder-worker
• shamanist
• foreseer
• crystal gazer
• prophesier
• exorciser
• medium

2

as in expert

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

a wizard at fixing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• master
• scholar
• adept
• virtuoso
• guru
• artist
• maestro
• specialist
• authority
• proficient
• geek
• ace
• consultant
• whiz
• maven
• fiend
• past master
• meister
• hotshot
• connoisseur
• professional
• dab hand
• crackerjack
• shark
• hand
• enthusiast
• sharp
• craftsman
• pro
• fan
• cognoscente
• dab
• buff
• journeyman
• devotee
• addict
• aficionado
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• apprentice
• novice
• beginner
• neophyte
• layman
• nonexpert
• inexpert
• dilettante
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

3

as in genius

a very smart person

a wizard who never studied for tests

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wizard

Noun

But what was more notable was that the sandwich shop had a portal to a wizard's lair, which is where the Russo kids trained to become the only standing wizard family. — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026

At the time, Soros, along with the financiers Julian Robertson and Michael Steinhardt, defined the public image of hedge-fund managers as investment wizards who made fortunes through huge bets, contrarian calls, iron stomachs, and a willingness to operate close to—or over—the regulatory line. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Overnight, and as if by the magic of the famous wizard who inspired his name, Merlin had captivated the internet. — ABC News, 15 June 2026

The little wizard Orko pops up to explain that just having muscles doesn’t always win the day and the guy with the skull for a face is usually a bad guy. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 June 2026