| Main Entry: | whiz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very intelligent person |
Synonyms: |
adept, expert, genius, gifted person, marvel, pro*, prodigy, professional, star, virtuoso, wonder |
Antonyms: |
ignoramus, imbecile |
| Main Entry: | whiz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move quickly by |
Synonyms: |
bullet, buzz, dart, flit, fly, hiss, hum, hurry, hurtle, race, speed, swish, whir, whirl, whisk, whoosh, zip |
Antonyms: |
decelerate |
| Main Entry: | active |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very involved in activity |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, agile, alert, alive, animated, assiduous, bold, brisk, bustling, busy, chipper, daring, dashing, determined, dexterous, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, engaged, enlivened, enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, fireball, forceful, forcible, fresh, frisky, hard-working, high-spirited, hyper, industrious, intense, inventive, jumping, keen, lively, nimble, on the move, perky, persevering, purposeful, pushing, quick, rapid, ready, resolute, sharp, sprightly, spry, whiz*, zealous |
| Notes: | active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads |
Antonyms: |
disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet |
| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
Synonyms: |
adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, hot tamale, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball, on the beam, proficient, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up to speed, up*, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
| 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: | assiduous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard-working |
Synonyms: |
active, attentive, busy, constant, diligent, eager beaver, exacting, grinding, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, persevering, plugging, scrupulous, sedulous, steady, studious, unflagging, untiring, whiz, zealous |
Antonyms: |
lazy, neglectful, negligent |
| 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: | buzz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make droning sound |
Synonyms: |
bombinate, bumble, drone, fizz, fizzle, hum, murmur, reverberate, ring, sibilate, whir, whisper, whiz |
| Main Entry: | dart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race away; propel |
Synonyms: |
bound, career, cast, course, dash, flash, fling, flit, float, fly, gallop, hasten, heave, hurry, hurtle, launch, move quickly, pitch, plunge, run, rush, sail, scamper, scoot, scud, scurry, shoot, skim, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, start, tear, throw, thrust, whiz |