as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics
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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
his adeptness at thinking on his feet makes him a formidable debater
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Recent Examples of adept
Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some who hail from non-democratic countries seem especially adept at choosing their words.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In keeping with the current rate of innovation, your system should become more adept and insightful over time.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some who hail from non-democratic countries seem especially adept at choosing their words.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
The younger Aes Sedai adept is busy learning the ways of walking in Tel’aran’rhiod, the dreamworld overlaid atop the real one and parallel to the regular, non-magical dreams most people experience.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
Davies’s adeptness at verbal wit and aching melancholy are on grand display throughout The House of Mirth, one of his greatest films.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
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Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The big picture viewpoint is that there will be some LLMs that are less proficient in certain ways, and others that are more proficient in other ways.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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About 56% of CMS students were proficient on statewide exams this year — 3 percentage points better than last year.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Before Park came in, United had signed just two players, albeit two highly experienced Champions League individuals in Sweden’s Julia Zigiotti Olme and Fridolina Rolfo.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But placing unfinished or untested writing in front of the eyes of other experienced and respected writers actually takes courage.—
Beverly Gologorsky
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Adept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adept. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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