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geniuses

NOUN

gift of high intellect

Synonyms

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

STRONG

Einstein acuteness adept aptness astuteness bent brain capability capacity creativity discernment endowment expert faculty grasp head inclination perspicacity power precocity propensity reach sagacity turn understanding virtuoso

WEAK

mature percipience superability

Antonyms

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ignorance inability incapacity ineptitude ineptness lack stupidity weakness

STRONG

amateur impotence incompetence misunderstanding

WEAK

idiot imbecile

Example Sentences

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Other systems have geniuses too, but America like no country before it offered its geniuses a stage and a chance to star in the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Most people accept that they aren’t stock market geniuses, but they’re a lot more confident about picking one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“They are such artistic geniuses, but so silly and playful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

That group of young geniuses came to be known as the “Termites,” and they were the subjects of what would become one of the most famous psychological studies in history.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell