DILETTANTI Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dilettantes

noun

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as in amateurs

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands

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dated a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante

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Recent Examples of dilettantes Thinking otherwise is the mistake of amateurs and dilettantes. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Packer and Srulovich aren’t dilettantes, either. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Contrary to perceptions, nonprofit workers aren’t well-meaning amateurs waiting for tech to save the day, but savvy operators with deep community knowledge and relationships that can’t simply be replicated.

— Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
The interior minister said that the operation did not appear to be the work of amateurs but rather had been professionally planned and executed.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of amateurs

Noun

In Europe, groups of scholars have banded together to investigate allegations of plagiarism.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Until governments, investors, scholars, and development institutions can agree on how eligibility, disclosure, and performance translate across them, much of this capital will remain difficult to deploy at scale.

— Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

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In the coming months, the company plans to add more functionality and self-serve features to allow a wider range of use cases and users, eventually reaching individual tinkerers.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Enthusiasts and tinkerers alike are building their own versions using Open Source software and inexpensive hardware.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026

Definition of tinkerers

Noun

With their next Paris Fashion Week show set for September, fashion connoisseurs are eagerly waiting to see what’s next.

— Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The women in my family are hair oil connoisseurs; there’s hardly a bathroom drawer in our entire house that isn’t filled to the brim with glass jars.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 July 2026

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