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Synonyms & Antonyms of professional
(Entry 1 of 2)
- Many of the applicants lacked the professional experience the job required.
- She had always dreamed of becoming a professional boxer.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for professional
- accomplished,
- ace,
- adept,
- experienced,
- master,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- practiced
- (also practised),
- proficient,
- qualified,
- seasoned,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- veteran
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for professional
- She found his presentation informative and his delivery quite professional.
- Employees were expected to act in a professional manner when dealing with potential customers.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for professional
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for professional
- antic,
- comic,
- comical,
- droll,
- farcical,
- funny,
- hilarious,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- laughable,
- light,
- light-headed,
- ludicrous,
- ridiculous,
- riotous,
- risible,
- screaming,
- sidesplitting,
- uproarious
- absurd,
- asinine,
- balmy,
- brainless,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dotty,
- fatuous,
- foolish,
- half-witted,
- insane,
- jerky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loony
- (also looney),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- nonsensical,
- nutty,
- preposterous,
- sappy,
- screwball,
- senseless,
- silly,
- unwise,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- weak-minded,
- witless,
- zany
professional
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of professional (Entry 2 of 2)
- If you want the job done right, you really should hire a professional.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for professional
- addict,
- aficionado
- (also afficionado),
- buff,
- devotee,
- enthusiast,
- fan
- all-rounder
- [British],
- jack-of-all-trades,
- Renaissance man
- ace,
- adept,
- artist,
- authority,
- cognoscente,
- connoisseur,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dab
- [chiefly British],
- dab hand
- [chiefly British],
- expert,
- fiend,
- geek,
- guru,
- hand,
- hotshot,
- maestro,
- master,
- maven
- (also mavin),
- meister,
- past master,
- proficient,
- scholar,
- shark,
- sharp,
- virtuoso,
- whiz,
- wizard
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“Professional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professional. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of professional was in 1606
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