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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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“Californians need an experienced and trusted leader who doesn’t need on-the-job training.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Here we are, 11 years later, still living in the surreality we first experienced on that day — like a nightmare from which we can’t awaken.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Eghbali also said Chelsea would target more experienced players in the summer and would "tweak the plan if it's not working", having built the youngest squad in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Postpandemic, the state experienced its biggest surges of growth—with real GDP rising 8.4% in 2021 and 4.6% in 2022—as it benefited from tourism, trade, and real estate.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

And what does this feel like for the older men who experienced the first war, followed by the Depression?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin