verb
- planned and directed (a complex scheme or project)
Usage: past tense of mastermind
Examples
- She masterminded the company’s successful merger.
- The detective discovered who masterminded the elaborate heist.
- He masterminded a brilliant marketing campaign that doubled sales.
- The general masterminded the strategic military operation.
- They masterminded an innovative solution to the traffic problem.
- The criminal masterminded several bank robberies across the state.