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proficient
Meaning: competent or skilled in doing something
proficient in a sentence
How proficient is used in real sentences:
She is proficient in three languages.
She is proficient at coding in Python.
“Bell was proficient at studying sound, and years of practice helped him plan careful tests.”
— from the passage Voices Through a Wire
Synonyms for proficient
Other words for proficient — skilled, adept and competent — carry the same meaning.
- skilled
- adept
- competent
Antonyms of proficient
Words that mean the opposite of proficient:
- incompetent
- unskilled
Where it comes from
From Latin proficere 'to advance'
Memory hook
PROFICIENT — makes PRO-PROGRess.
Practice proficient in the app