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virtuoso

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of virtuoso

1 accomplished with trained ability
  • a virtuoso performance of a piano concerto
Synonyms of virtuoso

adroit, artful, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), skillful, workmanlike
Words Related to virtuoso

facile, smooth

artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat

adept, clever, cunning

able, adequate, capable, competent
Near Antonyms of virtuoso

awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy

ineffective, ineffectual

incompetent, inept
Antonyms of virtuoso

amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful
2 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 of virtuoso

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

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 virtuoso

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 virtuoso

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

virtuoso

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of virtuoso

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
  • a violin virtuoso
Synonyms of virtuoso

ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), past master, scholar, shark, whiz, wizard
Words Related to virtuoso

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of virtuoso

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of virtuoso

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

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