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- [prak-tist]
- /ˈpræk tɪst/
- /ˈpræk.tɪs/
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- [prak-tist]
- /ˈpræk tɪst/
Definitions of practiced word
- adjective practiced skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics. 1
- adjective practiced acquired or perfected through practice: a practiced English accent. 1
- noun practiced habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice. 1
- noun practiced habit; custom: It is not the practice here for men to wear long hair. 1
- noun practiced repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: Practice makes perfect. 1
- noun practiced condition arrived at by experience or exercise: She refused to play the piano, because she was out of practice. 1
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Origin of practiced
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; practice + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Practiced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
practiced popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
practiced usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for practiced
adj practiced
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
- applied — An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
adjective practiced
- adroit — Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- exercised — Simple past tense and past participle of exercise.
- experienced — Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
- expert — A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
noun practiced
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- lessoned — Simple past tense and past participle of lesson.
verb practiced
- domiciliated — to domicile.
Antonyms for practiced
adj practiced
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
adjective practiced
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
verb practiced
- idled — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
Top questions with practiced
- where is buddhism practiced?
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