mastermind
/ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd/
verb
- To plan and direct a complex project or activity, often in a clever or secretive way.
- He masterminded the company's expansion into new markets.
- The criminals masterminded a daring escape from prison.
- The team masterminded a surprise party for their teacher.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who plans and directs a complex project or activity, especially a crime or scheme.
- She was the mastermind of the school's fundraising campaign.
- The tech company's success was due to the mastermind who designed its software.
- The police arrested the mastermind behind the bank robbery.
- A very intelligent or creative person.
- My grandfather was a chess mastermind who could beat anyone in the neighborhood.
- The young inventor was hailed as a mastermind for her groundbreaking ideas.
- He's a mastermind when it comes to solving puzzles.