Tom is a mastermind.
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Mastermind
//ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd//
Synonyms for "mastermind" (140 found)
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Strong matches (42)
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Noun(3 words)
Verb(3 words)
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42 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- организатор noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- ръководител noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- организирам verb (to act as mastermind)
- ръководя verb (to act as mastermind)
Catalan
2 entries- cervell noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- ment pensant noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Czech
2 entries- mozek noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- mozek noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Finnish
2 entries- johtaja noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- johtaa verb (to act as mastermind)
French
4 entries- cerveau noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- cerveau noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- tête noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- diriger verb (to act as mastermind)
German
3 entries- Drahtzieher noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- Mastermind noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- Superhirn noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
Greek
1 entries- ιθύνων νους noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Indonesian
2 entries- dalang noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- mendalangi verb (to act as mastermind)
Italian
2 entries- architettare verb (to act as mastermind)
- orchestrare verb (to act as mastermind)
Japanese
1 entries- 首謀者 noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Russian
3 entries- руководи́тель noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- руководи́ть verb (to act as mastermind)
- управля́ть verb (to act as mastermind)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kȍlovođa noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- plànēr noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- rukovòdilac noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- ко̏ловођа noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Slovak
2 entries- mozok noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- mozok noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Spanish
3 entries- cerebro noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- mente maestra noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- mente maestra noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Turkish
1 entries- beyin noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
Ukrainian
3 entries- голова noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
- керівник noun (a person responsible for a major operation)
- мозок noun (a person with extraordinary intellect)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Dan thinks that Linda was the mastermind of the murder.
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Tom is a criminal mastermind.
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Tom was a mastermind.
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