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- [mas-ter-mahynd, mah-ster-]
- /ˈmæs tərˌmaɪnd, ˈmɑ stər-/
- /ˈmɑː.stə.maɪnd/
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- [mas-ter-mahynd, mah-ster-]
- /ˈmæs tərˌmaɪnd, ˈmɑ stər-/
Definitions of mastermind word
- verb with object mastermind to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt. 1
- noun mastermind a person who originates or is primarily responsible for the execution of a particular idea, project, or the like: the masterminds of company policy. 1
- noun mastermind A person with an outstanding intellect. 1
- noun mastermind person: genius 1
- transitive verb mastermind plan, organize: plot, project 1
- noun mastermind person: organizer 1
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Origin of mastermind
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; master + mind
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Parts of speech for Mastermind
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mastermind popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mastermind usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mastermind
verb mastermind
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
noun mastermind
- brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- organizer — a person who organizes, especially one who forms and organizes a group.
- organiser — Standard spelling of organizer.
Antonyms for mastermind
verb mastermind
- carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
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