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Synonyms for proficient
prəˈfɪʃ əntpro·fi·cient
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
proficient
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, adept, adroit, apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, handy, happy, ingenious, practised, 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
adept, 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, full, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, nice, ripe, just, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), near, practisedAntonyms:
unskilledtechnical, proficientadjective
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
"his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"
Synonyms:
skilful, technical, expert, good, practiced, skillful, adept, technologicalAntonyms:
unskilled
Dictionary of English Synonymes
proficientadjective
Synonyms:
skilled, skilful, conversant, competent, well-versed, qualified, practised, trained, accomplished, able, thoroughbred, finished, good, at home, AU FAITproficientnoun
Synonyms:
adept, expert, dab, master-hand, DABSTER, capital hand, good hand
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List of paraphrases for "proficient":
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#109 | just | |
#155 | good | |
#196 | full | |
#234 | right | |
#443 | advanced | |
#776 | technical | |
#803 | sound | |
#989 | near | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1157 | nice | |
#1280 | happy | |
#1286 | safe | |
#1300 | secure | |
#1314 | master | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2155 | expert | |
#3613 | dear | |
#4914 | trained | |
#5698 | honest | |
#6472 | technological | |
#6621 | ripe | |
#7345 | handy | |
#7350 | accomplished | |
#7421 | skilled | |
#7883 | beneficial | |
#8742 | apt | |
#9018 | competent | |
#10247 | clever | |
#11671 | upright | |
#12949 | honorable | |
#15220 | practiced | |
#16593 | proficient | |
#18426 | dependable | |
#20064 | adept | |
#20530 | fluent | |
#21571 | respectable | |
#28297 | ingenious | |
#31816 | practised | |
#34606 | skillful | |
#37401 | versed | |
#52506 | skilful | |
#53059 | unspoiled | |
#53158 | deft | |
#59772 | unspoilt | |
#60402 | conversant | |
#70664 | adroit | |
#78072 | salutary | |
#103496 | estimable | |
#122314 | dexterous |
How to use proficient in a sentence?
He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun -- was very proficient in that, very tactically sound and as he moved to close in on the suspect he was also motioning for people to exit behind him, many more people would have died last night if not for a responsible armed citizen that took action very quickly within the first two minutes of the shooting.
During the wet dress rehearsal activities, we have incrementally added to our knowledge about how the rocket and the ground systems work together, and our teams have become proficient in launch procedures across multiple sites, we have completed the rehearsal phase, and everything we've learned will help improve our ability to lift off during the target launch window.
Respectively, those are the percentage of proficient readers in second grade for the school years 2018-2019, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 at Brewbaker Primary School in Montgomery, Alabama.
If someone is a qualified and experienced fighter jet pilot on Soviet types, it’s a matter of a few months to get them trained proficient with something like F-16s.
Learning to eat healthy is like learning to speak a different language, you learn a little at a time until you’re proficient.
Translations for proficient
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- versat, capaç, peritCatalan, Valencian
- befähigt, kompetent, Meisterin, geübt, tüchtig, fähig, Fachfrau, sachkundig, bewandert, Meister, Fachmann, erfahrenGerman
- εντριβήςGreek
- competenteSpanish
- ماهرPersian
- taitava, etevä, taituri, sujuvaFinnish
- compétentFrench
- aghtalManx
- प्रवीणHindi
- cakapIndonesian
- fær, snjallIcelandic
- abili, proficuo, esperto, competenteItalian
- 上手, 熟練Japanese
- ಪ್ರವೀಣKannada
- 능숙한Korean
- bekwaam, competent, geoefend, expertDutch
- dyktig, flinkNorwegian
- proficiente, competente, peritoPortuguese
- умелый, искусный, компетентныйRussian
- erfaren, sakkunnigSwedish
- నైపుణ్యాన్నిTelugu
- dalubhasaTagalog
- mütehassıs, mahir, usta, yeterli, ehliyetli, becerikli, uzman, kabiliyetliTurkish
- досвідченийUkrainian
- ماہرUrdu
- 精通Chinese
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