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proficient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of proficient

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

  • she is quite proficient at computer repair
  • a proficient rendition of a difficult piano piece
Synonyms of proficient

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

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

gifted, talented

polished, refined

effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike

able, capable, competent, employable, fit, fitted, habile, qualified

educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored

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

long-term, old

multiskilled, multitalented
Near Antonyms of proficient

incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, 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, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed
Antonyms of proficient

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

Synonym Discussion of proficient

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

proficient

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of proficient

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

  • an urgent call by the state department for proficients in Arabic
Synonyms of proficient

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, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to proficient

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

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

craftsman, journeyman

all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of proficient

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of proficient

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

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  1. See words that rhyme with proficient Dictionary: Definition of proficient Spanish Central: Translation of proficient Nglish: Translation of proficient for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of proficient for Arabic speakers

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