mastermind
verb (used with object)
to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully.
have masterminded
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present perfectof mastermind.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Jho Low, a financier alleged to have masterminded the scheme, remains at large.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
However, no further details were given about which attacks he is believed to have masterminded.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2023
A tax lawyer, alleged to have masterminded one of Germany's biggest post-war frauds, was sentenced to eight years in jail on Tuesday after a landmark trial that has gripped the country.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022
The room was laughing at his sarcasm, even though moments before, many of the people who were now enjoying Arum's irascible charm had been kvetching about how he must have masterminded the entire debacle.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2012
They also claimed that his extreme social awkwardness made it impossible for him to have masterminded the conspiracy.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2009
