Synonyms of proficiently

proficiently

adverb

as in masterfully

in a skillful or expert manner

an administrator who can deal with the problems quickly and proficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masterfully
• skillfully
• well
• capably
• competently
• neatly
• ably
• expertly
• easily
• artfully
• deftly
• adroitly
• adeptly
• masterly
• fluently
• consummately
• aptly
• cleanly
• dexterously
• facilely
• cleverly
• nimbly
• handily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• inefficiently
• ineptly
• incompetently
• inexpertly
• unskillfully
• artlessly
• amateurishly
• inaptly
• clumsily
• crudely
• awkwardly
• incapably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proficiently

Buzzard is in exceptional shape for his age, with teammate Max Thomas noticing his ability to keep up proficiently during team sprints. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

The initiative comes as only about 35% of APS third graders are reading proficiently. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

What Argentina don’t do particularly proficiently, for all their strengths, is offer a serious threat on the counter-attack, punishing opponents for pushing forward. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 July 2026

The sharpest declines were in foundational skills, with 70% of fourth-graders—at least 2 million kids—unable to read proficiently, up from 66% in 2019, and 73% of eighth-graders failing at math proficiency, compared with 67% in 2019. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026

These are the men and women who will steer the fate of Chicago Public Schools, helping to make decisions that affect whether CPS can get kids reading and writing proficiently and whether the district can stabilize its finances. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026

Reading outcomes also reflect these challenges; 61% of Broward third graders and 56% in Miami-Dade are reading at grade level, leaving more than 17,000 third graders across both counties not reading proficiently. — Sky Beard, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026

In recent years, these programs have been used to process a huge volume of data far more proficiently and efficiently than scientists can manage alone. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026