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Synonyms for adept
əˈdɛpt; ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛptadept
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
adept
Skilful signifies possessing and using readily practical knowledge and ability, having alert and well-trained faculties with reference to a given work. One is adept in that for which he has a natural gift improved by practise; he is expert in that of which training, experience, and study have given him a thorough mastery; he is dexterous in that which he can do effectively, with or without training, especially in work of the hand or bodily activities. In the case of the noun, "an expert" denotes one who is "experienced" in the fullest sense, a master of his branch of knowledge. A skilled workman is one who has thoroughly learned his trade, though he may be naturally quite dull; a skilful workman has some natural brightness, ability, and power of adaptation, in addition to his acquired knowledge and dexterity. Compare CLEVER; DEXTERITY; POWER.
Synonyms:
accomplished, adroit, apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, handy, happy, ingenious, practised, proficient, skilful, skilled, trainedAntonyms:
awkward, bungling, clumsy, helpless, inexpert, maladroit, shiftless, unhandy, unskilled, untaught, untrainedPreposition:
Skilful at or in a work, with a pen or tool of any kind.
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Princeton's WordNet
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wizadjective
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Synonyms:
esthesis, wiz, whiz, brain, one, sense, asterisk, maven, protagonist, ace, paladin, angiotensin-converting enzyme, unity, whizz, friend, headliner, thaumaturgist, principal, sensory faculty, necromancer, thaumaturge, booster, lead, sense experience, hotshot, brilliance, hero, star topology, wizardry, mavin, brainiac, single, sensation, genius, star, title-holder, angiotensin converting enzyme, sense datum, flair, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, magician, supporter, sorcerer, aesthesis, sense impression, sentience, superstar, champ, mastermind, admirer, champion, sentiencyAntonyms:
unskilledadept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
Synonyms:
dear, good, right, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, sound, serious, effective, upright, salutary, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, technical, expert, secure, beneficial, proficient, full, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, nice, ripe, just, safe, honorable, well(p), near, practisedAntonyms:
unskilled
Dictionary of English Synonymes
adeptnoun
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master, proficient, genius, doctor, veteran, expert, dab, DABSTER, good hand, master hand, capital hand, nice handadeptadjective
Synonyms:
skilled, versed, experienced, practised, proficient, good, at home, AU FAIT
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
adeptnoun
Synonyms:
expert
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
ADEPT
Synonyms:
Antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy
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I think to a very large degree that more conservative forces have been very, very adept at framing the issues of homelessness and of crime so that the discussion about... how to respond to those two issues is very, very narrow.
I am not adept at social media, i have a long record of working with diverse people. And anything you are reporting on does not reflect anything on Mr. Trump or Mr. Trump's campaign. I would also point out that all of these things were done before Mr. Trump's campaign, if I even did them — which I deny. In any event, this is the problem with politics ... Politics as usual is wrong.
Drug organizations … are much more adept at changing than the government is.
He (Sanders) said he was unimportant and it was all about the movement, and then it kind of escalated. ‘If you don’t support the movement, I don’t want your vote'... Obviously he’s become more adept at cultivating voters.” - New York Times, 7/3/15
In the last seven to eight years self storage companies have become very adept at marketing online, people can't afford a home and need to downsize. You have stuff and need to store that stuff.
Translations for adept
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- ماهرArabic
- умел, познавач, опитен, вещ, специалистBulgarian
- Meister, geschicktGerman
- lertaEsperanto
- experta, hábil, experto, adeptoSpanish
- pätevä, asiantuntija, asiantunteva, mestariFinnish
- expertFrench
- प्रवीण, निपुणHindi
- mahirIndonesian
- abileItalian
- מְיוּמָןHebrew
- Aulus Didius GallusLatin
- tautōhitoMāori
- bedreven, expert, bekwaam, deskundigeDutch
- adeptNorwegian
- mistrz, mistrzyni, ekspert, ekspertkaPolish
- peritoPortuguese
- специали́ст, знато́к, экспе́рт, специали́стка, ма́стер, уме́лый, све́дущий, зна́ющий, о́пытныйRussian
- skickligSwedish
- เก่งThai
- mahir, becerikli, usta, ehilTurkish
- ماہرUrdu
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