Synonyms for expert
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Skilled
skilled, proficient, adept, skillful US, skilful UK, good, ready, masterly, consummate, able, adroit, quick, accomplished, handy, deft, perfect, dexterous, dextrous UK, clever, apt, practiced US, practised UK
Noun
1. Master
master, veteran, maven US, wiz, whiz US, whizz UK, ace, past master, wizard, dab, dabster rare
2. Specialist
specialist, scholar, aficionado, authority, connoisseur, savant, cognoscente rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
My cousin is an expert pianist.
- n. 1
A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
- n. 2
A player ranking just below master.
Related words
- Word family
- expertly expertness
Forms
- Plural
- experts → masters, veterans, mavens, wizzes…
Example sentences
- skilled He is already skilled in both math and literature.
- adept Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios.
- proficient Which foreign language are you most proficient in?
- masterly The picture is done in a masterly style.
- technical I can't install that. I need technical assistance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expert | rising | |
| skilled | falling | |
| adept | rising | |
| proficient | rising | |
| masterly | falling | |
| technical | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ace1, apt1, dab1, wiz1
- 4 letters
- good1, able2, deft1, whiz1
- 5 letters
- ready2, quick1, demon2, handy2, adept2, maven2, whizz
- 6 letters
- master2, clever2, wizard2, oracle3, savant2, adroit2
- 7 letters
- perfect2, veteran3, skilled1, scholar2, skilful, dabster
- 8 letters
- skillful2, masterly3, dextrous2
- 9 letters
- technical3, authority4, practiced2, practised2, dexterous
- 10 letters
- specialist3, proficient3, consummate3, aficionado5
- 11 letters
- connoisseur3, cognoscente
- 12 letters
- accomplished3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (able2 = 2 syllables).