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

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Tuchel will have the vast majority of his squad already fixed in his mind and those certain selections form an experienced bedrock he will count on at the World Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It is the largest increase the county has experienced in the last five years, according to researchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Leisure and hospitality added 7,000, which while positive, is a bit of a weaker monthly gain than the U.S. has experienced in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In clinical trials, at least 20% of patients experienced nausea, constipation, diarrhea and vomiting, and between 5% and 10% of patients, depending on which dose they were taking, discontinued treatment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Something that reminds me of feelings that I have had but also makes me think that there are many feelings I have not yet experienced.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

experienced

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