Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mastermind
Participle: masterminded
Gerund: masterminding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mastermind |
| you | mastermind |
| he;she;it | masterminds |
| we | mastermind |
| you | mastermind |
| they | mastermind |
Perfect
| I | have masterminded |
| you | have masterminded |
| he;she;it | has masterminded |
| we | have masterminded |
| you | have masterminded |
| they | have masterminded |
Past
| I | masterminded |
| you | masterminded |
| he;she;it | masterminded |
| we | masterminded |
| you | masterminded |
| they | masterminded |
Pluperfect
| I | had masterminded |
| you | had masterminded |
| he;she;it | had masterminded |
| we | had masterminded |
| you | had masterminded |
| they | had masterminded |
Future
| I | will mastermind |
| you | will mastermind |
| he;she;it | will mastermind |
| we | will mastermind |
| you | will mastermind |
| they | will mastermind |
Future Perfect
| I | will have masterminded |
| you | will have masterminded |
| he;she;it | will have masterminded |
| we | will have masterminded |
| you | will have masterminded |
| they | will have masterminded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mastermind |
| you | mastermind |
| he;she;it | mastermind |
| we | mastermind |
| you | mastermind |
| they | mastermind |
Perfect
| I | have masterminded |
| you | have masterminded |
| he;she;it | have masterminded |
| we | have masterminded |
| you | have masterminded |
| they | have masterminded |
Imperfect
| I | masterminded |
| you | masterminded |
| he;she;it | masterminded |
| we | masterminded |
| you | masterminded |
| they | masterminded |
Pluperfect
| I | had masterminded |
| you | had masterminded |
| he;she;it | had masterminded |
| we | had masterminded |
| you | had masterminded |
| they | had masterminded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mastermind |
| you | would mastermind |
| he;she;it | would mastermind |
| we | would mastermind |
| you | would mastermind |
| they | would mastermind |
Perfect
| I | would have masterminded |
| you | would have masterminded |
| he;she;it | would have masterminded |
| we | would have masterminded |
| you | would have masterminded |
| they | would have masterminded |
Imperative
| you | mastermind |
| we | Let's mastermind |
| you | mastermind |
Verbs conjugated like 'mastermind'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mastermind'
asterisk,
determin,
determine,
easternise,
easternize,
extermine,
intermine,
interwind,
master,
masterplan,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From master + mind.
Sample Sentences
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It would later be revealed that the corporation contributed over a quarter of a million dollars to the effort—a whopping 93 percent of the total coffer—and hired a team of media and political experts to mastermind it. [2007, Kevin Danaher et al., Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots, →ISBN, page 136:]
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Travelling over the route today, it is well to remember the ongoing role of the Friends of the S&C and the work of the late Ron Cotton. He masterminded its revival, thereby reversing the role he had been given by BR to bring about its closure. [2020 July 1, David Allen, “Signalling from Leeds along the S&C”, in Rail, page 78:]
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Gray was soon replaced by Morgan McSweeney, who had masterminded Labour’s unexpectedly rapid post-Jeremy Corbyn renaissance, but was equally unsuited to the role, and whose primary legacy was the disastrous appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. [2026 June 22, Peter Walker, “Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]