SPECIALISTS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

specialists

noun

plural of specialist

as in professionals

a person who has a lot of training, knowledge, or skill in a particular area She was a specialist in chemical engineering with many years of experience.

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Recent Examples of specialists But commercial real estate demands a different skill set, just as healthcare has specialists and general practitioners. — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The secretary has publicized his meetings with everyone from health technology CEOs and regenerative farmers to addiction recovery specialists, fast-food executives, and beyond. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 Medical specialists such as cardiologists, endocrinologists and pediatricians are valuable, expensive assets that are extremely difficult to find in rural areas, and playing the wrong position on our roster. — John E. Harrison, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 For example, the group’s Parkway MediCentre, which is located in Singapore’s Woodleigh district, offers chronic disease management services and consultations with dermatology and obstetrics and gynaecology specialists. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Industry experts are split over whether short-drama specialists or traditional incumbents possess the stronger distribution moat. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Zoo veterinarians worked with UC Davis veterinary specialists to treat Serai, including removing a mass associated with her parathyroid gland. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Ross said the loss of specialists at Atlanta Medical Center forced him to find doctors elsewhere. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, all four teams of doubles specialists lost—three of them in the first round. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The film’s procedural aspect ticks along just fine, holding the attention without subverting expectations, and carried by actors who, much like the detectives in this case, are ultra-capable professionals with no inclination to go rogue on us.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Medical residents and professionals can earn a $1,000 referral bonus for referring other doctors, dentists, or residents.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of professionals

Noun

Wellness services can extend to fitness evaluations, trainers, nutrition resources and lifestyle consultants.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
To aid in the buildout of this new facility, the company has also expanded its engineering capability by appointing process and chemical engineering consultants.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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