adept
Plural: adepts
Noun
- A person who is skilled or proficient at something.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
Adjective Satellite
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- "adept in handicrafts"
- "an adept juggler"
Adj
- Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
Adjective
- Very skilled or proficient at something.
Examples
- Only a true adept could have seen that triple-triple bingo play.
- She was adept at creating openings for high-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
From French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).
Synonyms
ace, champion, expert, genius, good, hotshot, maven, mavin, practiced, proficient, sensation, skilful, skillful, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
adept: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadept: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adept: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary