EXPERIENCED Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st

Definition of experienced

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

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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

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Adjective

O’Leary has helped himself by adding lots of experienced assistant coaches and former head coaches. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Organizations often compete for the same experienced talent rather than asking who is creating the capability everyone wants to hire. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Someone on the ground would have experienced at most a drizzle. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 More than anything, the trauma being experienced by Danbury children is what gets to him. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for experienced

Recent Examples of Synonyms for experienced

Adjective

Medicare may cover up to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility following a qualifying hospital stay, according to KFF.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is known not just as one of the sport’s most skilled players, but as one of its most boundary-pushing style stars.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Of course, DreamDrive is also adept at dealing with Los Angeles traffic jams.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Mythos is adept at spotting cyber vulnerabilities, which showed what Kurtz had been saying all along that companies can't deploy AI and then get AI to protect their systems.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of adept

Verb

Russians also have embraced the Pattaya vibe Pattaya underwent another evolution in the 1990s, with a new wave of tourists coming from what had been the Soviet Union, after communism there collapsed in late 1991.

— Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Pattaya underwent another evolution in the 1990s, with a new wave of tourists coming from what had been the Soviet Union, after communism there collapsed in late 1991.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of underwent

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As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
The English Understand Wool is skillful, funny, and exposes, through twists and turns, the quirks and peculiarities of the privileged, of celebrity, and the publishing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of skillful

Verb

Iran's leaders, however, dismissed the impact of the new measures, having already endured decades-long crippling sanctions since shortly after the 1979 revolution.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Protectionism is generally not the cause of trade conflicts, but rather a symptom of imbalances that have endured for too long.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of endured

Adjective

Weissbart explained that Parton did not necessarily have to assign someone with a proficient expertise in the music industry to oversee her catalog.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
According to district data, only 12% of high schoolers were proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of proficient

Verb

There has been much similar chatter this week after the sports landscape witnessed a virtual ghost town at the USC opener against San José State Saturday at the Coliseum.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Kayla Schultz, a twenty-five-year-old who works in health care and witnessed Alex Pretti being killed by immigration-enforcement officers, photographed in her home, May, 2026.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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