WIZARDRY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

wizardry

noun

ˈwi-zər-drē

Definition of wizardry

as in sorcery

the power to control natural forces through supernatural means a movie about wizardry and bizarre creatures

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Recent Examples of wizardry Through two-and-a-half seasons, there have been a few thrills and plenty of VFX wizardry, but little innovation in storytelling or relevance. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Watch this wizardry in action in our Broccoli and Chicken Sausage Pasta and Tortellini and Garden Vegetable Bake. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman do some of the best work of their careers in the central roles, but this is mostly remembered for Nolan’s technical and screenwriting wizardry, especially a last-act twist that’s unforgettable. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 May 2026 Thank goodness for Zach Abrahams, a young Capetonian chef who started in the sister Whichaway Camp, who’s now performing edible wizardry in Echo’s kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wizardry

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Noun

These are some of man's most sorcery-like achievements, providing materials with excellent engineering properties.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026

Definition of sorcery

Noun

Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
The film also stars Anne Hathaway as Odysseus’ wife, Penelope; Tom Holland as their son, Telemachus; Pattinson as the Ithacan suitor, Antinous; Zendaya as goddess of wisdom, Athena; and Charlize Theron as goddess of witchcraft, Circe.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of witchcraft

Noun

That was the ambition; to afford a ticket and to feel the magic for ourselves.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

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