Adept synonyms and antonyms

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proficient
Highly competent; skilled; adept
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crackerjack
Of excellent quality or ability; fine.
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skilled
Requiring specialized ability or training:
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good
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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masterful
Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
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maven
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adroit
The definition of adroit is someone who is very skillful at doing something.
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sharp
Sharp means having a point or edge that is good for cutting or a sudden change.
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clumsy (antonym)
The definition of clumsy is someone or something that is shaped, made or moves awkwardly.
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dexterous
Having or showing skill in the use of the hands or body
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capable
Having capacity or ability; efficient and able:
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handy
Easy to use, useful.
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master
Original.
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professional
Having or showing great skill; expert:
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tolerable
Acceptable but not superior; passable:
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crack
Designating or of cocaine in this form
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expert
Having, involving, or demonstrating skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
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masterly
That has been executed in the manner of one who is a master; extremely competently.
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skillful
The definition of skillful is someone or something that shows talent or adeptness.
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ace
An expert in a given field.
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dab hand
(UK) An expert; a very skilled person.
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past master
One who has formerly held the position of master in an organization, especially a social one such as a lodge or club.
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wizard
(Informal) A person exceptionally gifted or clever at a specified activity
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whiz
(Slang) The act of urinating
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dab
The definition of a dab is a quick touch or pat.
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ability (related)
Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill
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practiced
Skilled or expert; proficient:
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skilful
(Chiefly Brit.) skillful
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champion
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
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sensation
The action, event, person, etc. causing such a feeling
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mavin
Alternative form of maven.
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virtuoso
A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
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genius
According to ancient Roman belief, a guardian spirit assigned to a person at birth; tutelary deity
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hotshot
A person regarded by others or personally as an expert in some activity or as very important, aggressive, or skillful
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star
Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems.
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superstar
A very prominent performer, as in sports or the entertainment industry, often one considered to have exceptional skill and talent
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whizz
Alternative spelling of whiz.
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wiz
A person who is exceptionally gifted or skilled in a particular area
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anthroposophist
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connaisseur
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
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mystagogue
A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines
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yogist
A practitioner of yoga.
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astute (related)
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able (related)
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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acceptable
The definition of acceptable is something that is good enough to satisfy a need.
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apt
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
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artist
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consummate
Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified
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inept (antonym)
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
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awkward (antonym)
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
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unskilled (antonym)
Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert:
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incompetent (antonym)
Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
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authority
Power assigned to another; authorization:
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Adept Sentence Examples

  • It's fine! answered Sidorov, who was considered an adept at French.

  • The French symbolists found an enthusiastic adept in Eugenio de Castro.

  • They have also become adept at playing the game.

  • While Fred, and to a lesser extent Cynthia, had solved cryptograms in the newspaper, neither were particularly adept at it.

  • Introduction Children are remarkably adept at learning new verbal information.

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