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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Her family is among thousands who have experienced delays after outsourcing firm Capita took over administration of the civil service pension scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“We are experienced underwriters of risk,” Liberty Mutual’s investment arm said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"At first I just felt dizzy -- it didn't occur to me it was an earthquake, I'd never experienced that before," Carmel Delgado, a 47‑year‑old economist, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Patients who received finerenone in addition to standard treatment experienced a significantly slower decline in kidney function compared with those receiving standard care alone.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“I think you should trust what you’ve seen and experienced in that time.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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