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wizard

wizard

1 7.5
Related to magic, like a spell
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɪzərd/
translation icon : mágico
  • The movie featured a wizard with incredible powers who battled dark forces.

Examples

  • And her mother keeps looking at Ivory, you know, to, to heal her, to do the sort of things that a wizard ought to be able to do.

  • The magician performed a wizard act that left the audience amazed.

  • The wizard landscape looked enchanting under the moonlight.

Synonyms

magical
vswizard
156 3.8

Having powers that people say come from witches or wizards

is limited to traits clearly tied to literal supernatural power
magic
vswizard
  • Literature
53 5.5

Having power to make impossible things happen, as in stories

is a general term for relating to supernatural power in any context
charming
vswizard
8 8.2

Having magic power to change people or things

is about general supernatural character rather than specifically causing delight
wizardly
vswizard
1 9.4

Having magical powers like a wizard

is about magic generally rather than tied to a single practitioner
sorcerous
vswizard
  • Literature
1 9.9

Having magic powers like those in stories

is broader, applying to magic in general not only to that practitioner type
witching
vswizard
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Having strange magic that seems to affect people or places

is about supernatural qualities in general rather than tied to one tradition

Antonyms

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

80 4.3

Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring

How Magical

supernatural
115 6.7
miraculous
95 4.3
enchanted
48 5.6
wizard
1 7.5
magical
156 3.8

Surface Forms

wizard positive

Etymology

Wizard as an adjective comes from the same root wise ('wise') because, in old stories, wise people often had magic. That's why wizard can describe something that is 'magical' or full of strange skill.