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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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Daymen and Arienne Williams experienced the frenzy firsthand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In contrast, fewer than half of those in the control group experienced symptom improvement.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Nvidia shares have experienced two consecutive quarterly losses, falling 6.5% in the past three months, despite a 5.6% gain on Tuesday.

From Barron's • 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

No one seemed to mind that there was one man aboard each boat who was not an experienced submariner.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.