adepts

noun

plural of adept
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics

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Recent Examples of adepts Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adepts
  1. experts
  2. scholars
  3. masters
  4. virtuosos
  5. wizards
  6. gurus
  7. artists
Noun
  • Meet the experts Taylor Carter is a hairstylist based in Boston.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The reduction will likely worsen existing delays and exacerbate transit fees, experts say.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • In Europe, groups of scholars have banded together to investigate allegations of plagiarism.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Until governments, investors, scholars, and development institutions can agree on how eligibility, disclosure, and performance translate across them, much of this capital will remain difficult to deploy at scale.
    — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • The energetic margins may be condemned by the masters of cities, but cities would not be the same without them.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands have attended Energy Healing Conference events in Utah, Montana and Idaho, where breathwork practitioners, Reiki masters and herbalists gather to dispense ancient wisdom.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • The decade featured some of the most revered and celebrated virtuosos to ever walk the planet, both critically and commercially.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • This means the team members don’t need to be tech wizards to build custom reference material.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of gurus
Noun
  • Works by major international artists (Tschabalala Self, Francesco Clemente, Chantal Joffe) sit alongside Greek artists (Vasilis Papageorgiou, Kostas Paniaras, Sofia Mitsola) and commissions created on site, scattered through the hotel and grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Auf der Maur had thought a lot about the relationship between artists and muses.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of artists

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“Adepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adepts. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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