GURUS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

gurus

noun

plural of guru

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing

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as in practitioners

one who brings an art or science to full realization the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s

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Recent Examples of gurus Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 June 2026 This means that the moral philosophies of tech gurus will steadily guide the moral decisions of ever more people as these technologies gain wider purchase in society. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 April’s numbers – bosses added 115,000 workers, adjusted for seasonal swings – were seen by many economic gurus as a surprising increase amid a war with Iran and its resulting ballooning energy costs. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in the summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half-dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities. — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities. — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Finance gurus say a countywide sales tax dedicated to schools would mean at least an additional $123 million annually for districts. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

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Noun

When a disinfectant is necessary, Hunt and other experts say products with citric acid, hydrogen peroxide and ethyl alcohol, such as alcohol wipes, are safer alternatives.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

Midwife appears once, in a list of rural clinic practitioners.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
After the executive order, a coalition of ibogaine practitioners had published an open letter warning of the risks of overharvesting the iboga plant and cutting out the Bwiti people of Gabon, who have used it ceremonially for generations.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of practitioners

Noun

His mind didn’t go blank; rather, all the what-ifs multiplied like exponents, crowding his thoughts and rendering him unable to envision anything else.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.

— Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of exponents

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The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners, and librarians.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

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Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
The wizards did have some help from legacy actors, including Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle and Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback, in the closer.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of wizards

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