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

Are the club working on multiple deals, especially for experienced players? — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Jordyn Lehman, an FSU commit who is Winter Park’s most experienced player, scrambled for 31 digs to lead a defense that consistently challenged the Rams. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

Frodin opened the final by taking a 3-0 lead, experienced one glitch in losing the next game on her serve, but then regained form to close out the match in 59 minutes. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

The fast-food chain experienced six consecutive quarters of declining sales. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026