'ADEPT' definitions:
Definition of 'adept'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful]
noun
Synonyms of 'adept'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able,
- accomplished,
- adept in,
- Admirable Crichton,
- adroit,
- anthroposophist,
- apt,
- artisan,
- artist,
- artistic,
- at home in,
- attache,
- authoritative,
- authority,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- cabalist,
- clean,
- clever,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- consultant,
- coordinated,
- cordon bleu,
- crack,
- crack shot,
- crackerjack,
- craftsman,
- cunning,
- cute,
- dabster,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- dead shot,
- deft,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diplomat,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatist,
- elder statesman,
- esoteric,
- excellent,
- experienced hand,
- expert,
- expert at,
- expert consultant,
- fancy,
- good,
- good at,
- goodish,
- graceful,
- graduate,
- handy,
- handy at,
- handy man,
- ingenious,
- journeyman,
- magisterial,
- mahatma,
- marksman,
- master,
- master of,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- mystagogue,
- mystic,
- neat,
- no mean,
- no slouch,
- old hand,
- past master,
- polished,
- politic,
- politician,
- pro,
- professional,
- professor,
- proficient,
- proficient in,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- resourceful,
- savant,
- shark,
- sharp,
- skilled,
- skilled in,
- skillful,
- slick,
- some,
- specialist,
- statesman,
- statesmanlike,
- strong in,
- stylish,
- supernaturalist,
- tactful,
- technical adviser,
- technician,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- theosophist,
- transcendentalist,
- up on,
- versed,
- versed in,
- virtuoso,
- well up on,
- well-done,
- well-versed,
- whiz,
- wizard,
- workmanlike,
- yogi,
- yogin,
- yogist
Acronyms for 'adept'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Administrative Data Entry for Processing Transmission (mil., USA)