ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAadept
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adept
Meaning: very skilled
adept in a sentence
How adept is used in real sentences:
She is adept at solving puzzles.
She is adept at solving puzzles.
“Some ants were adept gardeners, trimming each fragment, cleaning it, and pressing it into the spongy crop.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for adept
Other words for adept — proficient, deft and expert — carry the same meaning.
- proficient
- deft
- expert
Antonyms of adept
Words that mean the opposite of adept:
- inept
- unskilled
Where it comes from
From Latin adeptus 'attained'
Memory hook
ADEPT — A-Depth of skill.