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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The Met Office says adverse health effects are likely to be experienced not only by vulnerable groups but across the wider population.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Many participants experienced gains large enough to be considered clinically meaningful.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

And we found that companies with more Epstein-connected directors experienced much worse governance over time – measured through negative media attention about executive misconduct, fraud and corruption.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

France is at the heart of the current upsurge, with the country having just experienced its hottest spring since records began in 1900.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

The ship is not overcrowded, and we don’t suffer from the seasickness and fear we experienced on the way to Naples.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

experienced

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