PROFICIENTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

proficients

noun

plural of proficient

as in adepts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field an urgent call by the state department for proficients in Arabic

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Noun

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, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

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

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

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