Clown and Wizard

Opposite meaning words

Clown noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

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Wizard is an antonym for clown.

Nearby Words: clowning, clownish, clownery, clow

Wizard noun - A very smart person.

Usage example: a wizard who never studied for tests

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Clown is an antonym for wizard.

Nearby Word: wizardry

old	old clown	old wizard
good	good clown	good wizard
female	female clown	female wizard
complete	complete clown	complete wizard
Other adjectives: certain, standard, original, dead, single, actual, real, male, great, infamous, villainous, living, famous, new, crazy, former, mysterious, greatest, literal, elderly, resident, eponymous, stereotypical, undead.

Despite appearing to be a clown, he turned out to be a great warrior and a powerful wizard, and saved her repeatedly and became her lover, and ultimately led a successful military-diplomatic campaign to put her back on the throne.

Source: Rags to Royalty
Shout-Out: Clown spews out lot of references to pop culture, which include ER and The Wizard of Oz.

Source: Film / Spawn
The Painter in the Wizard's Castle also fits, as does the big angry corn husk, and Tricky the Clown.

Source: Video Game / Castle Crashers

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