Showing results for more professional. Search instead for require professionals.

more professional

ADJECTIVE

skilled, trained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competent efficient experienced licensed qualified skillful

STRONG

ace adept crackerjack expert sharp slick there

WEAK

able acknowledged finished knowing one's stuff known learned on the ball polished practiced proficient up to speed well-qualified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

green ignorant incapable incompetent inefficient inexperienced unable unskilled untalented

STRONG

clumsy inept stupid unintelligent

WEAK

amateur rookie unprofessional untrained

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Men now encompass about 25% to 30% of her patients, with many in their 20s and 30s seeking to look more professional.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Perhaps the most predictable change to have coincided with the women's game becoming more professional has been at the set-piece.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A full-sized mic might be more inconvenient to travel with, but there must be pride in the work, and a regular microphone is infinitely more professional, even just on a visual level.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

There has also been an effort to make security forces more professional, including a complaints system for people forced to pay bribes.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

“They’ll make it sound more professional than that. You don’t really understand any of this.”

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth