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experienced

[ik-speer-ee-uhnst] / ɪkˈspɪər i ənst /
ADJECTIVE
knowledgeable, knowing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished capable competent mature professional qualified seasoned skillful sophisticated trained veteran wise
STRONG
accustomed cultivated dynamite instructed matured practiced rounded sport tested tried versed vet
WEAK
adept been around been there broken in expert familiar having something on the ball in the know knowing one's stuff knowing the score old old hand practical pro the right stuff well-versed worldly worldly-wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
amateur green ignorant incapable incompetent inept inexperienced unable unskilled unskillful untalented untrained
WEAK
immature unfamiliar unknowledgeable unseasoned unsophisticated

Example Sentences

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At a TV internship in Boston last summer, she said she was the only one who wasn’t experienced reading from a teleprompter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Emily Knell said she has experienced severe menstrual pain since she was 14 years old.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s unclear whether Ellison will look to bring in other experienced media executives or look to senior Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

So expressing gratitude, much less holding women in respect, is experienced as emasculating.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Even with two experienced navigators on board, they couldn’t find a place to land.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein