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mastermind

/ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/noun, verb3 syllables

Mastermind means: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality.

Synonyms for mastermind12

noun, as in someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

noun, as in someone who creates new things

originator, conceiver

verb, as in plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate

What does mastermind mean?3

noun

1

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality“Mozart was a child genius”

2

someone who creates new things

verb

1

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)“he masterminded the robbery”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Mastermind in a sentence

  • Sami was actually the mastermind behind the murder.OsoHombre
  • Sami is the supposed mastermind of the attack.OsoHombre
  • Jonas is the mastermind behind the entire massacre.Amastan
  • Who is the mastermind of all of this?Adelpa
  • Dan thinks that Linda was the mastermind of the murder.Amastan
  • Sami turned on Layla as the mastermind of this crime.OsoHombre
  • He's no criminal mastermind. He's just a common thug.AlanF_US
  • Sami was the mastermind behind the robbery.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mastermind

as a noun

plural
masterminds

as a verb

past tense
masterminded
present participle
masterminding
third-person singular
masterminds
past participle
masterminded