Synonyms of gurus

gurus

noun

plural of guru

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experts
• adepts
• scholars
• masters
• wizards
• virtuosos
• artists
• virtuosi
• specialists
• consultants
• authorities
• maestros
• professionals
• hands
• mavens
• proficients
• hotshots
• connoisseurs
• geeks
• enthusiasts
• cognoscenti
• aces
• past masters
• whizzes
• fiends
• maestri
• mavins
• sharps
• sharks
• meisters
• pros
• dab hands
• craftsmen
• devotees
• fans
• crackajacks
• aficionados
• crackerjacks
• addicts
• dabs
• afficionados
• buffs
• journeymen
• hired guns
• mistresses
• Renaissance men
• jacks-of-all-trades
• all-rounders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• beginners
• novices
• nonexperts
• apprentices
• neophytes
• laymen
• inexperts
• dabblers
• dilettantes
• dilettanti
• nonprofessionals

2

as in practitioners

one who brings an art or science to full realization

the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• practitioners
• exponents
• interpreters
• proponents
• philosophers
• theorists
• high priests
• advocates
• promoters
• expounders
• deans
• apostles
• supporters
• idealogues
• doyens
• boosters
• champions
• ideologues
• grand old men
• backers