wiz
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Definition of wiz
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Synonyms & Antonyms for wiz
Synonyms
brain, brainiac, genius, intellect, thinker, whiz, wizard
Antonyms
blockhead, dodo, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, idiot, imbecile, knucklehead, moron, nitwit, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead
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The film also stars Billy Eichner as tech wiz Gabriel Kringle and Shirley MacLaine as Polly the Elf Kringle, the latter who accompanies Noelle on her rescue mission. — Alexis Reliford, refinery29.com, "Anna Kendrick Is Coming For A Christmas Prince's Holiday Movie Crown," 24 Aug. 2019 The film stars Anna Kendrick as Noelle Kringle and Bill Hader as Nick Kringle, with the two joined by Shirley MacLaine as Polly the Elf and Billy Eichner as tech wiz Gabrielle Kringle. — Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Noelle' Trailer Reveals Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader as Santa's Adult Children," 24 Aug. 2019 Parsons is also a wiz at structure — tastemaker Gordon Lish is thanked in the back pages — with stories that go long and deep, narratives braided, balanced by a few pieces that are only a few paragraphs of tightly coiled howl. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: In ‘Black Light: Stories,’ Kimberly King Parsons serves up a big and wild Texas," 16 Aug. 2019 Rosenberg, 42, is the legal wiz whose clients include Grande, Tranter, Troye Sivan and RuPaul. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Billboard Announces Its Inaugural Pride List of Industry-Shaping LGBTQ Executives," 8 Aug. 2019 Williams is a former chess champion, a math wiz, a savant who downloads hundreds of game applications to his phone to pass the time. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics first-round pick Grant Williams, a true student of life and basketball," 3 Aug. 2019 But familiarity with the source material works against this tech-wiz approach, particularly each time the animals open their mouths. — John Wenzel, The Know, "“The Lion King” review: Disney’s CGI remake finds only fleeting beauty," 11 July 2019 Other honorees at the fourth annual Culture Creators Luncheon included Founder and CEO of Blavity Morgan DeBaun, tech wiz Iddis Sandu, Gucci vp of brand and culture engagement Antoine Phillips, artist Simphiwe Ndzube and more. — Alexandra Del Rosario, The Hollywood Reporter, "Marsai Martin, Byron Allen Call for Industry Accountability at Annual Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Awards," 23 June 2019 The Sounders are poised to sign Peruvian scoring wiz Raul Ruidiaz through the 2021 season. — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, "More on the Maryland newspaper shooting, and the Special Olympics USA Games come to town | Friday Morning Brief, June 29," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wiz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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