Synonyms of masterminds

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noun

plural of mastermind

as in architects

a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking

the real mastermind behind the embezzlement scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• architects
• engineers
• leaders
• organizers
• designers
• originators
• makers
• builders
• pioneers
• developers
• managers
• producers
• commanders
• directors
• schemers
• handlers
• plotters
• inaugurators
• initiators
• planners
• formulators
• quarterbacks
• contrivers
• generators
• arrangers
• inspirers
• captains
• spawners
• hatchers
• instituters
• institutors
• maneuverers
• machinators
• finaglers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mastermind

as in engineers

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

he was charged with masterminding a plan to redecorate the suite of offices without seriously disrupting business operations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engineers
• plots
• negotiates
• maneuvers
• manipulates
• arranges
• contrives
• manages
• schemes
• concludes
• frames
• finesses
• wangles
• intrigues
• machinates
• finagles
• works out
• concerts
• concocts
• hatches
• connives
• hammers out
• angles (for)
• brews
• conducts
• directs
• cooks (up)
• captains
• compasses
• handles
• commands
• quarterbacks
• runs
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• butchers
• messes (up)
• fumbles
• bungles
• blows
• botches
• flubs
• gums (up)
• bobbles
• mishandles
• muffs
• mangles
• louses up