English adjective: adept | |||
| 1. | adept having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | ||
| Samples | Adept in handicrafts. An adept juggler. An expert job. A good mechanic. A practiced marksman. A proficient engineer. A lesser-known but no less skillful composer. The effect was achieved by skillful retouching. | ||
| Synonyms | expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | ||
| Similar | skilled | ||
| Antonyms | unskilled | ||
English noun: adept | |||
| 1. | adept (person) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | ||
| Synonyms | ace, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | track star | ||