All adept synonyms
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A a adj adept
- adroit β Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
- proficient β well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- deft β A deft action is skilful and often quick.
- capable β If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- skillful β having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- skilled β having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- accomplished β If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
- versed β of, relating to, or written in verse: a verse play.
- ace β An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
- crackerjack β Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- wizard β a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
- smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- slick β smooth and glossy; sleek.
- savvy β experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- whiz β to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- there β in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.
- hotshot β highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
- brainy β Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- dexterous β Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands.
- hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- masterful β dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- masterly β like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- on the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- practiced β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- on the beam β any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- sharp as a tack β intelligent, quick witted
- up to speed β rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- nobody's fool β person: intelligent
adjective adept
noun adept
- superstar β a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- virtuoso β a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
- appreciator β to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- master β botmaster
- wiz β wizard (def 3).
- connoisseur β A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
- artiste β An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- whiz-bang β Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- hot shot β incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire.
- technician β a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
- precocity β the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- powerhouse β Electricity. a generating station.
- doyenne β a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- professional β following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- doyen β the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.