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practiced

adjective
variants: also practised

Synonyms and Antonyms of practiced

1 having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
  • a simple dish that any practiced chef should be able to produce even blindfolded
Synonyms of practiced

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

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 practiced

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 practiced

amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful
2 accomplished with trained ability
  • a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet
Synonyms of practiced

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

facile, smooth

artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat

adept, clever, cunning

able, adequate, capable, competent
Near Antonyms of practiced

awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy

ineffective, ineffectual

incompetent, inept
Antonyms of practiced

amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of practiced Nglish: Translation of practiced for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of practiced for Arabic speakers

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