wiz

noun

ˈwiz How to pronounce wiz (audio)
Definition of wiznext
as in wizard
a very smart person he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19

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Recent Examples of wiz For good measure, as of Wednesday his band now includes jazz-and-way-beyond guitar wiz Julian Lage. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026 How about utility wiz Brice Matthews. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Goldblum, 73, appeared as tech wiz David Levinson in Independence Day and later in the sequel. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Stine, who Forbes says is dyslexic and mildly autistic, also is a math and data wiz and a formidable negotiator. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiz
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  1. wizard
  2. genius
  3. whiz
Noun
  • The wizard freed to blend these two great elixirs of innovation?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • Newcomer Mia Tharia’s Josie is a sickly genius who’s invariably kind to Klara and precociously self-aware in the vein of YA teen heroes everywhere.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • With stars, form, and strategic geniuses on both sides, today's face-off is promising to be a game for the ages.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of genius
Noun
  • Raissa, who comes from a loving and involved family, is studious, a whiz at math and science, and more reserved.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy’s a whiz with cars, both fixing them and driving them fast, yet those skills only mean so much when the Great Depression is threatening to turn Eugene, Oregon, into a ghost town.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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