mastermind
verb (used with object)
to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully.
masterminds
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pluralof mastermind.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mastermind (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mastermindverb (used with object)to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully.
Example Sentences
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The general assured them he distinguished between the masterminds behind the uprising and soldiers ordered to carry it out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The church had previous accused successive governments of failing to identify the masterminds behind the bombings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling masterminds behind Netflix’s juggernaut, discussed Vol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
The movie, which will be directed by Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
You can't expect two masterminds like us to pig it in that room downstairs.
From Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
