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One entry found for
proficient
.
Entry Word:
proficient
Function:
adjective
Text: having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor <she is quite
proficient
at computer repair> <a
proficient
rendition of a difficult piano piece>
Synonyms
accomplished, ace, adept, consummate, crack, crackerjack, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (
or
practised), skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
Related Words
adroit, clever, deft, dexterous (
also
dextrous), handy; gifted, talented; experienced, polished, refined; effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike; able, capable, competent, fit, qualified; educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored; all-around (
also
all-round), well-rounded; long-term, old
Near Antonyms
incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unfit, unqualified; artless, crude, rude; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient; ungifted, untalented; ignorant, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored; beginning, green, inexperienced, new, raw, untested, untried; rough, unpolished
Antonyms
amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, unexperienced, unpracticed, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful