| Main Entry: | proficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able, skilled |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, adept, apt, capable, clever, competent, consummate, conversant, crack*, crackerjack*, drilled, effective, effectual, efficient, exercised, experienced, expert, finished, gifted, on the beam, phenom, pro, qualified, savvy*, sharp, skillful, slick*, talented, trained, up to speed, versed, whiz*, with it |
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clumsy, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled |
| Concept: | Proficient. |
| Category: | 2. Complex voluntary action |
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-nouns
proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster; connoisseur (scholar); master, master hand; prima donna, first fiddle, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma., picked man; medallist, prizeman., veteran; old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand; man of business, man of the world., nice hand, good hand, clean hand; practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand; marksman; good shot, dead shot, crack shot; ropedancer, funambulist, acrobat; cunning man; conjuror (deceiver); wizard., genius; mastermind, master head, master spirit., cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow; jobber; cracksman (thief); politician, tactician, strategist., pantologist, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades; prodigy of learning.
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Antonyms: |
bungler |
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| Main Entry: | able |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform well; having a proven capacity |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, adroit, agile, artful, au fait, brilliant, capable, clever, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, efficient, equal to, experienced, expert, facile, gifted, ingenious, intelligent, keen, know backwards and forwards, know one's onions, know the ropes, learned, masterful, masterly, powerful, practiced, prepared, proficient, qualified, responsible, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, smart, talented, there, trained, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, with it |
| Notes: | able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something |
Antonyms: |
delicate, feeble, inept, stupid, weak |
| Main Entry: | accomplished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skilled in activity |
Synonyms: |
able, adept, brainy, consummate, cool*, cultivated, expert, gifted, hep, hip*, masterly, polished, practiced, proficient, savvy, sharp, skillful, talented, wised up, with it |
Antonyms: |
inept, inexpert, unable |
| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
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awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
Synonyms: |
adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, hot tamale, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball, on the beam, proficient, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up to speed, up*, whiz*, wizard |
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awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | artful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skillful; cunning |
Synonyms: |
adept, adroit, clever, crafty, designing, dexterous, foxy*, ingenious, masterly, politic, proficient, resourceful, scheming, sharp, shrewd, slick*, sly, smart, smooth*, tricky, wily |
Antonyms: |
artless, ingenuous, naive, unskillful |
| Main Entry: | capable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, apt, au fait, clever, competent, dynamite, efficient, experienced, fireball, fitted, gifted, good, green thumb, has what it takes, having know-how, having the goods, having the right stuff, intelligent, knowing the ropes, knowing the score, like a one-man band, like a pistol, masterly, old hand, old-timer, on the ball, proficient, proper, qualified, skillful, suited, talented, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, up*, veteran |
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impotent, incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled, unskillful |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
Synonyms: |
adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
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inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
| Main Entry: | conversant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced, familiar with |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, alive, apprehensive, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, cool*, down with, hep, hip*, informed, into, kept posted, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, on the beam, perceptive, percipient, plugged in, practiced, proficient, sensible, sentient, skilled, up*, up-to-date, versant, versed, well-informed, witting |
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ignorant, inexperienced, quiet, silent |