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expert

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of expert

1 accomplished with trained ability
  • To a serious collector, the expert carving on the duck decoy justifies its high price.
Synonyms of expert

adroit, artful, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), skillful, virtuoso, workmanlike
Words Related to expert

facile, smooth

artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat

adept, clever, cunning

able, adequate, capable, competent
Near Antonyms of expert

awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy

ineffective, ineffectual

incompetent, inept
Antonyms of expert

amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful
2 having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
  • People interested in laser eye surgery are advised to seek out an expert practitioner.
Synonyms of expert

accomplished, ace, adept, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), proficient, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
Words Related to expert

adroit, clever, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, sure-handed

gifted, talented

polished, refined

effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike

able, capable, competent, fit, fitted, qualified

educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored

all-around (also all-round), well-rounded

multiskilled, multitalented
Near Antonyms of expert

incapable, incompetent, inept, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, weak

artless, crude, rude

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient

talentless, ungifted, untalented

ignorant, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored

beginning, green, inexperienced, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be

primitive, rough, unpolished

awkward, clumsy, heavy-handed
Antonyms of expert

amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful

Synonym Discussion of expert

proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice.
    • proficient in translating foreign languages
adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency.
    • adept at doing long division
skilled stresses mastery of technique.
    • a skilled surgeon
skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance.
    • skillful drivers
expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill.
    • expert in the evaluation of wines

expert

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
  • The book was written by an expert in the field.
Synonyms of expert

ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), past master, scholar, shark, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to expert

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of expert

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of expert

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

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