Synonyms for mastermind
ˈmæs tərˌmaɪnd, ˈmɑ stər-mas·ter·mind

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1. originator, conceiver, mastermindnoun

   someone who creates new things

   Synonyms:
   brain, conceiver, genius, originator, brainiac

2. genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einsteinverb

   someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

   "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

   Synonyms:
   virtuoso, wizard, star, psyche, brainiac, nous, encephalon, champion, superstar, whiz, mavin, flair, wizardry, brainpower, conceiver, learning ability, maven, ace, originator, sensation, genius, mind, mental capacity, mentality, hotshot, wiz, wit, adept, brilliance, brain, head, whizz

3. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateverb

   plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   "he masterminded the robbery"

   Synonyms:
   coordinate, place, prepare, head, target, lead, get up, organize, take, unionize, point, aim, channelise, form, take aim, train, steer, manoeuver, address, manoeuvre, direct, engineer, channelize, organise, calculate, unionise, conduct, send, orchestrate, maneuver, guide, machinate, devise

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1. • Creator
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1. List of paraphrases for "mastermind":

   plotter, brain, instigator, planner

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1. List of known nicknames for "Mastermind":

   Genotype, Justin Richardson, Just Jungle, Paolo Cadorin, DJ X-Fly, X-Fly, DJ

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How to use mastermind in a sentence?

1. Simon Cheng:

   I was suspected of being a mastermind and British proxy to incite and organise the protests in Hong Kong.

2. Mikhail Roslyakov:

   History is repeating itself, it is a traditional situation for us here in Russia. The people who carried out the murder are found and then one of them is declared the mastermind. But the real traces lead elsewhere.

3. Martin County:

   To me, as I look back on the video, it almost looks like a TV production, we had a heads up, quite a bit in advance, we were intimately involved in planning for the arrest. Canady, according to WPTV, was the alleged mastermind who unknowingly had worked with a tipster who secretly was working with the FBI.

4. Max Abrahms:

   Think tank analysts have often referred to him as a savvy militant group leader, even a mastermind. Thats because he was the leader of the most feared terrorist group in the world.

5. David Howman:

   You mold your style according the presidential requirements, i was a lawyer, a barrister who went to court every day. Every judge is different and you adapt your argument according to the judge so it sort of comes naturally. Howman, who often represented athletes in New Zealand who could not afford his services and paid in cricket bats and All-Blacks rugby jerseys, has been there through all the highs and lows. When WADA opened in 2003, drugs in sport had already become a worldwide epidemic and fair play was merely a quaint idea. Doping was firmly entrenched in the sporting culture, largely tolerated, if not tacitly accepted, by those who competed in everything from cycling's Tour de France to baseball's World Series. With no meaningful out-of-competition testing, a mish-mash of sanctions and banned substance lists, entrepreneurs such as BALCO mastermind Victor Conte operated in near impunity, pushing out designer steroids faster than tests could be developed to detect them. From a small headquarters in Montreal, WADA has grown into a global agency with four regional offices and 35 laboratories, although four are currently under suspension.