talented

adjective

Definition of talentednext
as in gifted
having a special ability to do something well; having talent a highly talented athlete As a writer, she is enormously talented.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talented
  1. gifted
  2. skilled
  3. skillful
  4. proficient
  5. educated
  6. experienced
  7. accomplished
Adjective
  • But during the pandemic, the board unexpectedly rebuffed a controversial Pearson testing contract to admit students as young as incoming kindergarteners to gifted programs.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of gifted
Adjective
  • Mansouri added that Australia’s migration system emphasizes skilled migration and targets individuals with experience and qualifications in high-demand occupations.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That’s possible because North America also has the world’s best higher education and skilled labor pool.
    Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of skilled
Adjective
  • There are dozens of really skillful clergy and educators in this country who are doing this all the time, and it can be done.
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of skillful
Adjective
  • The diffuser and flyaway tamers were both proficient in controlling strands gone awry and helped dry our hair evenly.
    Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Any proficient software developer or AI specialist would right away be suspicious that the simplest of entries is causing lengthy latency.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of proficient
Adjective
  • Advertisement The share of non-Latino white residents dropped from 61% to 54%, and the county has gotten more educated and wealthier, according to the Census Bureau.
    Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Notably, the demographic profile of those leaving reveals the departure of Israel’s most educated and economically mobile citizens.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of educated
Adjective
  • Want access to experienced surgeons using the latest techniques.
    William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than pushing for an immediate decision, experienced agents respect this need and set up a follow-up call or meeting.
    David Price, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of experienced
Adjective
  • Sugano, 35, enters Major League Baseball as one of Japan’s more accomplished arms.
    Johnny Flores, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Buy Now: Tilt on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Audition, Katie Kitamura (April 8) Intimacies author Katie Kitamura’s tense new novel, Audition, begins with a Manhattan lunch date between an accomplished theater actor and a troubled man who is young enough to be her son.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplished
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