Synonyms of experienced

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adjective

ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st 

as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skilled
• adept
• skillful
• proficient
• expert
• practiced
• accomplished
• good
• great
• veteran
• educated
• talented
• gifted
• professed
• virtuoso
• versed
• masterful
• complete
• master
• consummate
• capable
• trained
• ace
• masterly
• crack
• qualified
• crackerjack
• competent
• employable
• taught
• able
• efficient
• compleat
• knowledgeable
• effective
• adroit
• polished
• old
• handy
• clever
• dexterous
• deft
• schooled
• slick
• refined
• fitted
• workmanlike
• effectual
• sure-handed
• long-term
• fit
• well-rounded
• tutored
• multiskilled
• multitalented
• all-around
• habile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• unable
• incapable
• incompetent
• unseasoned
• inexpert
• unqualified
• weak
• unprofessional
• amateurish
• inept
• unfit
• unskillful
• unfitted
• crude
• rude
• inefficient
• ineffective
• inexperienced
• would-be
• artless
• new
• ignorant
• ineffectual
• untrained
• beginning
• jackleg
• unschooled
• untutored
• untaught
• untalented
• raw
• green
• unseasoned
• untested
• primitive
• untried
• rough
• ungifted
• unpolished
• clumsy
• awkward
• talentless
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

experienced

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verb

past tense of experience

as in had

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

• had
• underwent
• endured
• witnessed
• saw
• felt
• suffered
• knew
• sustained
• encountered
• tasted
• received
• passed
• went through
• met
• accepted
• assimilated
• digested

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of experienced

Adjective

An experienced hair transplant doctor has to fit the line to one specific face, weighing the angle of the hair, how density fades toward the back, and the small asymmetry almost every face has. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

When flying a powered aircraft hundreds of feet away from you, things can go wrong even when the pilot is an experienced one. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

Early in the Brockmans’ relationship, Anna experienced a series of mysterious health mishaps. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

In Northern California, Marin County experienced flooding of up to 2 feet in bayside communities, according to state officials. — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026