TALENTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

talented

adjective

Definition of talented

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 talented But with the talented dual-threat QB healthy and a more seasoned Sooners front, the hunch here is that OU will be much improved on offense in 2026. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 For the longest time, as an ambassador and protector of American motorsports and one of the most talented drivers to ever sit in a stock car, Denny Hamlin didn’t believe in luck. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Clemson had possession of the ball for nine minutes longer than Alabama and ran ninety-nine offensive plays, slowly wearing down the Tide’s talented defense. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Like his father and half-brother, Sean is also a talented musician. — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 In the Bay Area, tech companies bent on winning the race to develop artificial intelligence into a profitable business have juiced compensation to recruit talented executives and software engineers, widening the pool of high-income earners. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 At one end sits a cherry-red grand piano, and every afternoon, the young and talented Shefin Mathew plays classic tunes, setting the mood for a leisurely Champagne brunch at the Tea Lounge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 That same year, the Halos let Ohtani — who was on his way to a second most valuable player award and already had established himself as one of the most talented baseball players ever — walk away as a free agent while gaining nothing in return. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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The trees, gifted from Japan, arrived in Washington in January 1910 and were planted in a remote section of what is now East Potomac Park.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
According to the organization's website, over three million kids have registered and over 330 million books have been gifted since the program started.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of gifted

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

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

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

Adjective

But our frustrations and inconvenience pale in comparison to the sadness of those who knew the deceased or to the trauma the drivers involved experienced.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Inside, rows of in-house brand American Hat Company (manufactured in Bowie) line the walls, and customers queue up for sessions with its team of experienced shapers.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of experienced

Adjective

Joseph Byrum is an accomplished executive leader, innovator and cross-domain strategist with a track record across multiple industries.

— Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
An accomplished athlete of English, Irish, and Chinese heritage, Crockett previously worked at Sotheby’s in both London and Hong Kong and ran his own art advisory firm before helping launch Phillips’ regional headquarters in Hong Kong in 2016.

— Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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