Adept
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English
Adjective
Adept (comparative more adept or adepter (archaic), superlative most adept or adeptest (archaic))
- Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
Noun
Adept (plural Adepts)- One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
Adverbs for Adept
expertly; scarcely; palpably; undoubtedly; cleverly; ingeniously; incredibly; marvellously; clearly; remarkably; smartly; unimaginably; surprisingly; dangerously; alarmingly; exceptionally; subtly; fearfully; comparatively; confidently.
Synonyms for Adept
skillful, artful, accomplished.
Antonyms for Adept
inept, awkward, crude, unskilled.
Related terms
Thesaurus
Admirable Crichton; Daedalian; able; accomplished; adept in; 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; 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
Etymology
From French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).
