Synonyms of talented

talented

adjective

as in gifted

having a special ability to do something well; having talent

a highly talented athlete

As a writer, she is enormously talented.

Related Words

• gifted
• skilled
• skillful
• proficient
• educated
• experienced
• accomplished
• adept
• capable
• qualified
• polished
• clever
• effective
• veteran
• expert
• competent
• great
• virtuoso
• masterful
• dexterous
• ace
• adroit
• crackerjack
• consummate
• efficient
• versed
• deft
• master
• practiced
• masterly
• crack
• professed
• good
• complete
• slick
• able
• knowledgeable
• handy
• refined
• employable
• workmanlike
• sure-handed
• trained
• taught
• compleat
• effectual
• well-rounded
• multitalented
• fitted
• fit
• schooled
• old
• long-term
• tutored
• multiskilled
• all-around
• habile

Dissimilar Words

• untalented
• incompetent
• unable
• weak
• incapable
• unqualified
• inept
• unfit
• talentless
• ungifted
• inefficient
• unfitted
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• clumsy
• awkward
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• inexpert
• unseasoned
• unskillful
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed
• jackleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talented

Defensively strong enough to stifle their talented attackers, with the technical ability to pierce their backline on the counter. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

But laziness, alcoholism and a lack of talent led Marx to conclude that for people like himself, the only way to achieve success was to take (steal) wealth from those more talented and ambitious. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Proceeds from the sale will be used to buy musical instruments and give financial scholarships to help talented young musicians launch their careers. — George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

That’s what will be going on July 9 in Walnut Creek when the incredibly talented Bay Area fiddler Tom Rigney comes to the Lesher Center to kick off the venue’s Summer Sounds free concert series. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Proceeds from the sale will be used to buy musical instruments and give financial scholarships to help talented young musicians launch their careers. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

Mossburg said Peak Energy, which also has offices in Colorado, chose Sacramento for its proximity to a talented workforce, a growing energy storage market and the company’s engineering teams in Burlingame. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

As someone who loves actors and believes so deeply in ensemble storytelling, being part of a group this talented, generous, and committed means a great deal to me. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Canada could move on from the disappointing 2022 World Cup knowing that the likes of Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David, the two most talented players in the program’s history, would still very much be around in 2026. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 7 July 2026