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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Even after reopening, firms hired more experienced workers on distributed teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Byrne said Keyser is “an experienced commercial leader who brings deep knowledge across all aspects of Verra Mobility’s business and a well-rounded perspective to the role.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Losing Ronnie wouldn’t just be a blow to Kate and Hal; Stuart had never experienced the kind of loss that broke Kate and Hal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

A determination to keep women at home for as long as possible before giving birth is a constant theme in many of the poor outcomes experienced in Nottingham.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

So there were only three experienced warriors who could fight a lion, plus the one elder who had come down with me.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

experienced

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