Adept
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈdɛpt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Adept is an adjective meaning Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
Meaning
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
More Meanings
- One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
Example Sentences
adepts in philosophy
Others, alas, had an instinct towards artificiality in their very blood, and became adepts in counterfeiting at the first glimpse of it.
Adept as she was, in all the arts of cunning and dissimulation, the girl Nancy could not wholly conceal the effect which the knowledge of the step she had taken, wrought upon her mind.
When he had achieved this task, he applied himself to the acquisition of stable language, in which he soon became such an adept, that he would perch outside my window and drive imaginary horses with great skill, all day.
Word Forms
- adepter
- adeptest
- adepts
Synonyms for adept
Depending on context, synonyms include proficient, good, maven, virtuoso, skilled, sensation.
Antonyms for adept
Common opposites include inept.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proficient, expert, practiced, skilled, skillful, hotshot.
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