Definitions

genius

[jeen-yuhs] / ˈdʒin yəs /

NOUN

gift of high intellect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability accomplishment acumen aptitude brilliance flair imagination ingenuity inspiration intelligence inventiveness originality prodigy prowess talent wisdom

STRONG

acuteness aptness astuteness bent brain capability capacity creativity discernment endowment expertise faculty grasp head inclination knack perspicacity power precocity propensity sagacity understanding virtuosity

WEAK

maturity percipience reach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability incapacity ineptitude ineptness stupidity weakness

STRONG

incompetence misunderstanding

WEAK

idiocy imbecility

Example Sentences

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Alejandro is this crazy genius and being around that level of — Tom Cruise as well — they’re all obsessive perfectionists that have just like endless rocket fuel in them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But that might be its genius: Everything feels less frightening when it presents as unbelievably stupid.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But the genius of his attack is that it doesn’t require shooters as otherworldly as Curry and Kevin Durant to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"What's unique is that he creates a cohesiveness to all the different forms he's taken from different genres of music. That is the genius of Ilaiyaraja," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But it didn’t require any sort of genius to see the fortune to be had from the laundering of triple-B-rated bonds into triple-A-rated bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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