PROFICIENTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

proficients

noun

plural of proficient

as in adepts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field an urgent call by the state department for proficients in Arabic

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Noun

He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

Noun

When a disinfectant is necessary, Hunt and other experts say products with citric acid, hydrogen peroxide and ethyl alcohol, such as alcohol wipes, are safer alternatives.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners, and librarians.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scholars

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Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of virtuosos

Noun

The Whitney's collection houses more than 23,000 works by 20th- and 21st-century American artists.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Orbit, who won a Grammy for his work on Madonna’s multiplatinum album Ray of Light and also worked with such other artists as U2, Britney Spears, No Doubt and Blur, died July 23 at the age of 69.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

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