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adept

/əˈdɛpt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Adept means: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

Synonyms for adept21

noun, as in someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

ace, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz

adjective, as in having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful, skilled

What does adept mean?2

noun

1

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

adjective

1

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude“adept in handicrafts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adept?12

one syllable

keptseptsteppedsleptsweptweptcreptleapt

two syllables

exceptacceptinept

three syllables

intercept
Show 40 near rhymes
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Adept in a sentence

  • Hackers are adept at getting around computer security measures.darinmex
  • Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios.nonong
  • This man is quite adept at telling lies.Ooneykcall
  • Suga is highly regarded for his adept management of Japan’s complex bureaucracies.Hybrid
  • He seems very interested in musical theatre and the like, and he also seems quite adept.potatoindespair
  • He is adept at telling lies.CM
  • He's adept at jumping into profitable niches.rul
  • He's really getting adept at that.Eccles17

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Forms of adept

as a noun

plural
adepts

as a adjective

comparative
adepter
superlative
adeptest