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

And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

He a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

After voicing Gilderoy Lockhart in audiobook form, Kit Harington will bring the narcissistic con-artist wizard to live-action for HBO’s Harry Potter TV series. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

In the original series, Stone played a mortal, and Gomez was cast as a wizard-in-training. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026