Synonyms of experienced

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adjective

ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st 

as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skilled
• adept
• proficient
• skillful
• expert
• practiced
• good
• accomplished
• veteran
• educated
• talented
• great
• practised
• gifted
• professed
• virtuoso
• versed
• complete
• masterful
• master
• consummate
• capable
• trained
• ace
• masterly
• crack
• qualified
• crackerjack
• competent
• employable
• taught
• efficient
• able
• compleat
• knowledgeable
• effective
• adroit
• polished
• old
• handy
• clever
• dexterous
• deft
• dextrous
• schooled
• slick
• fitted
• refined
• workmanlike
• effectual
• all-round
• sure-handed
• long-term
• fit
• well-rounded
• tutored
• multiskilled
• all-around
• multitalented
• habile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperienced
• unskilled
• amateur
• unable
• incapable
• incompetent
• unseasoned
• inexpert
• unqualified
• weak
• unprofessional
• amateurish
• inept
• unfit
• unskillful
• unfitted
• crude
• rude
• inefficient
• ineffective
• inexperienced
• would-be
• artless
• new
• ignorant
• ineffectual
• untrained
• beginning
• jackleg
• unschooled
• untutored
• untaught
• untalented
• raw
• green
• unseasoned
• untested
• primitive
• untried
• rough
• ungifted
• unpolished
• clumsy
• awkward
• talentless
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

experienced

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verb

past tense of experience

as in had

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• had
• underwent
• endured
• witnessed
• saw
• felt
• suffered
• knew
• sustained
• encountered
• tasted
• received
• passed
• went through
• met
• accepted
• assimilated
• digested

Examples of experienced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This was an experienced couple, professionals, at the end of their career. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024

The 38-year-old Alaskan is an experienced ultra-endurance cyclist, having become the first woman and first American to win the TransAm, a 4,200-mile race across the US, in 2016. —Jamie Barton, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024

Isaacman, himself an experienced aviator, is the only member of the Polaris Dawn crew to have flown to space before. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024

During this time, many women report feeling more emotionally sensitive or having mood swings similar to those experienced during PMS. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2024