Thesaurus:genius

Thesaurus

genius

English

Noun

Sense: a very intelligent person

Synonyms

• brain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• brain surgeon (figurative)
• brainbox
• brainiac
• deep thinker (idiomatic)
• Einstein
• egghead
• genius
• intellectual    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mind
• rocket scientist (figurative)
• superbrain
• thinker

Archetypes

• Apollo
• Einstein

Antonyms

• idiot    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• boffin
• dumb genius
• Einsteinette
• supergenius

Hypernyms

• intelligent person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• intelligence    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• brain trust
• clerisy
• intelligentsia
• kitchen cabinet
• literati
• think tank

Various

• intellectual    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:sage
• Thesaurus:wise

Further reading

• “500. sage” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “genius” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.