experienced

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adjective

ex·​pe·​ri·​enced ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st How to pronounce experienced (audio)
Synonyms of experiencednext
: made skillful or wise through experience : practiced
an experienced driver

experienced

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past tense and past participle of experience entry 2

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Examples of experienced in a Sentence

Adjective The job calls for someone who is more experienced. for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon
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During his time there, the experienced UK producer picked up the rights to Australian series Muster Dogs and landed the Guz Khan commission. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Coach Mike Brown said the program welcomes beginners and experienced runners, with an emphasis on effort and improvement. — Donald Fountain, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 As a result, projects using EB-5 typically require a team of experienced professionals, including immigration and securities counsel, economic impact analysts, a regional center and other specialists. — Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Accenture and Google Cloud, meanwhile, are building a 1,000-person FDE workforce, relying partly on retraining experienced software engineers for customer-facing AI deployment work. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for experienced

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

experience entry 1 + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1541, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of experienced was in 1541

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experienceable
experienced
experienceless
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“Experienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experienced. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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experienced

adjective
ex·​pe·​ri·​enced ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st How to pronounce experienced (audio)
: made skillful or wise through experience
an experienced driver
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