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Proficient

Verb / prɑ:ˈfɪʃʌnt / Another word for proficient — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

skilled or competent in doing or using something

Synonyms & similar words

skilful adept skillful expert technical good practiced adept capable competent expert skilled talented accomplished efficient experienced knowledgeable masterful proficient qualified trained proficient proficient proficient proficient proficient proficient proficient

Synonyms by register

Formal

adept skilled expert accomplished

Informal

good at talented a natural

Literary

masterful virtuoso

Antonyms

unskilled inept amateur novice incompetent clumsy awkward

Common collocations

  • proficient in
  • highly proficient
  • proficient user
  • proficient speaker
  • proficient level
  • proficient with

Word family

noun proficiency
adjective proficient
adverb proficiently

Usage note

Proficient typically describes a high level of skill or competence, often acquired through training or practice. It is generally used in a formal or neutral context.

Example sentences

  1. He is proficient in playing the piano.
  2. The teacher is proficient in teaching math.
  3. She became proficient in coding after attending a coding boot camp.
  4. The athlete is proficient in several sports.
  5. The surgeon is proficient in performing complex surgeries.

Quotes

  • Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. - Booker T. Washington
  • Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
  • The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. - Steve Jobs

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