Definitions

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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A spokesperson for the council group Cosla said no teacher should be subject to abuse and they would support any staff who experienced it.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Accounting program heads say they generally haven’t seen a significant decline in master’s enrollments since the law changes, but some have experienced a drop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

So, I’ve experienced it, but I never had to really believe it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Tech hardware stocks may halve in value, similar to what investors experienced in the sector during the 2008-09 global financial crisis, while software stocks and retail are likely to fall 25% to 30%, Panmure said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Yelena Karakorskaya, the deputy engineer in special aircraft equipment for the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, experienced another incident.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

experienced

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