Synonyms of virtuoso

virtuoso 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in skillful

accomplished with trained ability

a virtuoso performance of a piano concerto

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skillful
• expert
• masterful
• artistic
• delicate
• masterly
• smooth
• artful
• dexterous
• adroit
• deft
• bravura
• workmanlike
• practiced
• creative
• adept
• clever
• capable
• ingenious
• facile
• adequate
• competent
• fancy
• neat
• cunning
• able

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• artless
• crude
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• rude
• clumsy
• awkward
• ineffective
• unskillful
• ineffectual
• incompetent
• klutzy
• inept

2

as in skilled

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

a virtuoso director, he is known for using every resource and technique known to film to tell a story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• unskilled
• inexperienced
• incapable
• amateurish
• inexpert
• incompetent
• unprofessional
• unqualified
• weak
• unable
• unskillful
• unseasoned
• inept
• unfit
• artless
• crude
• unfitted
• would-be
• inefficient
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• rude
• new
• jackleg
• untalented
• untrained
• untutored
• ignorant
• unschooled
• beginning
• inexperienced
• green
• untaught
• raw
• primitive
• untested
• ungifted
• unseasoned
• talentless
• untried
• clumsy
• unpolished
• rough
• awkward
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

virtuoso

2 of 2

noun

ˌvər-chü-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 

as in expert

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

a violin virtuoso

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• master
• scholar
• adept
• wizard
• artist
• guru
• maestro
• authority
• specialist
• proficient
• ace
• connoisseur
• hotshot
• professional
• whiz
• consultant
• crackerjack
• geek
• past master
• maven
• fiend
• meister
• sharp
• shark
• enthusiast
• hand
• craftsman
• dab hand
• cognoscente
• pro
• dab
• fan
• devotee
• journeyman
• aficionado
• addict
• buff
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• beginner
• apprentice
• neophyte
• nonexpert
• inexpert
• dilettante
• layman
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtuoso

Adjective

The teacher was Orlandi himself, both an authority on the history of the instrument and a virtuoso performer. — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026

Slafkovský had two goals and an assist in a virtuoso performance, and Iowa Wild goaltender Samuel Hlavaj was sensational, stopping 39 of 40 shots, including an 18-save first period that gave his team belief that the improbable was possible. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Noun

He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026

But after a virtuoso 33-point performance in Game 4, which included a block on San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox with less than six seconds left and a game-winning tip-in on his team’s last possession, Anunoby has etched his place in the franchise’s lore, and his popularity is soaring. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026

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