| Main Entry: | virtuoso |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is an expert |
Synonyms: |
ace, adept, artist, artiste, authority, big league, brain*, celebrity, champ, champion, crackerjack*, dillettante, egghead, genius, hot stuff, hotshot, intelligent, magician, musician, natural*, no slouch, old hand, old pro, performer, pro*, prodigy, professional, pundit, sharp*, star, superstar, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, greenhorn, rookie |
| Main Entry: | ace |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting expertise in some activity |
Synonyms: |
brilliant, champion, distinguished, excellent, expert, first-rate, great, master, outstanding, superb, virtuoso |
Antonyms: |
inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | ace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert in some activity |
Synonyms: |
champion, genius, master, pro, star, virtuoso, winner, wizard |
Antonyms: |
clod, ignoramus |
| Main Entry: | artist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person skilled in creative activity |
Synonyms: |
artisan, artiste, authority, composer, craftsperson, creator, expert, handicrafter, inventor, painter, virtuoso, whiz* |
Antonyms: |
scientist |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
Synonyms: |
CEO, arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese, big shot, big wig, boss, brains, brass, buff*, city hall, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment*, exec, executive, expert, feds, front office, governor, guru, ivory dome, judge, kingfish, kingpin, law*, power elite, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, top brass, top dog, top hand, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard |
| Main Entry: | expert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable, proficient |
Synonyms: |
able, adept, adroit, apt, big league, clever, crack, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, experienced, facile, handy, practiced, professional, qualified, savvy, schooled, sharp, skilled, skillful, slick, trained, virtuoso |
Antonyms: |
amateur, inexpert, unknowledgeable, unskilled, untrained |
| Main Entry: | expert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master, specialist |
Synonyms: |
ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff, connoisseur, doyen, graduate, guru*, hot shot, old hand, old pro, phenomenon, pro, professional, proficient, shark, virtuoso, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, ignoramus, novice |
| Main Entry: | genius |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift of high intellect |
Synonyms: |
Einstein, ability, accomplishment, acumen, acuteness, adept, aptitude, aptness, astuteness, bent, brain, brilliance, capability, capacity, creativity, discernment, endowment, expert, faculty, flair, grasp, head, imagination, inclination, ingenuity, inspiration, intelligence, inventiveness, knack, mature, originality, percipience, perspicacity, power, precocity, prodigy, propensity, prowess, reach, sagacity, superability, talent, turn, understanding, virtuoso, wisdom |
Antonyms: |
idiot, imbecile |
| Main Entry: | magician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs supernatural |
Synonyms: |
charmer, conjurer, diabolist, diviner, enchanter, enchantress, exorciser, exorcist, feats or tricks archimage, fortune-teller, genie, genius, illusionist, marvel, medicine person, medium, miracle worker, necromancer, prophet, satanist, seer, shaman, siren, soothsayer, sorcerer, spellbinder, thaumaturge, theurgist, trickster, virtuoso, voodoo, warlock, witch, witch doctor, wizard |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
Synonyms: |
ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, doyen, doyenne, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, real pro, sage, savant, scientist, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, whiz-bang, winner, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur |