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versed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of versed

1 having information especially as a result of study or experience
  • versed in the latest developments in aeronautics
Synonyms of versed

abreast, acquainted, conversant, familiar, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date, well-informed
Words Related to versed

alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, heedful, mindful, sensible, sentient
Phrases Synonymous with versed

at home, in the know
Near Antonyms of versed

insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful

blind, oblivious, unknowing, unwitting

inattentive, unheeding
Antonyms of versed

ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable
2 having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
  • well versed in the techniques of laser surgery
Synonyms of versed

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

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

gifted, talented

polished, refined

effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike

able, capable, competent, fit, fitted, qualified

educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored

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

multiskilled, multitalented
Near Antonyms of versed

incapable, incompetent, inept, 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, heavy-handed
Antonyms of versed

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

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