Synonyms of experience

experience 1 of 2

noun

ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s 

1

as in skills

knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something

the hospital is looking for nurses with operating-room experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skills
• expertise
• proficiency
• background
• savvy
• know-how
• chops
• acquaintance
• moxie
• familiarity
• mastery
• intimacy
• command
• conversance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperience
• ignorance
• unfamiliarity
• unawareness

2

as in adventure

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand

related in a book his experiences as a roving correspondent for network TV news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adventure
• time
• ordeal
• happening
• exploit
• doing
• emprise
• gest
• geste
• exploration
• performance
• escapade
• test
• venture
• act
• risk
• episode
• action
• expedition
• mission
• feat
• deed
• occasion
• trial
• baptism
• quest
• enterprise
• lark
• tribulation
• ploy
• stunt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bore
• drag
• bust
• downer
• bummer

experience

2 of 2

verb

as in to undergo

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undergo
• have
• endure
• see
• feel
• know
• witness
• taste
• suffer
• encounter
• sustain
• go through
• receive
• pass
• meet
• accept
• assimilate
• digest

Examples of experience in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Previous experience: Planning Commission, and Water (Utilities) Commission Campaign website What are your top three priorities, if elected? —The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024

Some customers are also considering a late-night Domino’s pizza to make the most of their fast food experience. —Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024

Verb

According to officials, the elevator inside the mine experienced a mechanical failure at about 500 feet around noon Thursday. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024

Phoenix is experiencing tremendous growth particularly in north and south Phoenix. —Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024