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proficient
adjective as in able, skilled
Strongest matches
accomplished, adept, apt, capable, competent, conversant, efficient, experienced, gifted, qualified, skillful, talented, trained, versed
Weak matches
clever, consummate, crack, crackerjack, drilled, effective, effectual, exercised, expert, finished, on the beam, phenom, pro, savvy, sharp, slick, up to speed, whiz, with it
Example Sentences
For reading, 37 percent of students ranked proficient or advanced, with 24 percent at least proficient in math.
Similarly, researchers have demonstrated that the deep networks most proficient at classifying speech, music and simulated scents have architectures that seem to parallel the brain’s auditory and olfactory systems.
“Areas with the lowest turnout, which were largely poor and frequently not always English proficient … also have extremely low rates of mail-in ballot applications,” Schmidt said.
English-learners are students with a different home language, who are not yet proficient in English.
Web development is all about evolving and stepping up the game you are currently very proficient in.
For others, those ninjutsu-proficient reptiles were nefarious liberal propaganda.
But to some people, those ninjutsu-proficient teen-turtles also meant nefarious liberal propaganda.
Lots of things that now seem canonical would not have been accessible to Leonardo, who was not that proficient in Latin.
The test runs about two hours and was quite proficient at identifying the mentally disturbed—especially those prone to violence.
The Miscegenation Ball was an exception in its otherwise bland, though proficient, catalog.
To suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.
In Greek especially she was proficient, and Plato was to her more interesting than any story book.
Only the most proficient students were allowed to attend public secondary schools.
At last in desperation, I tried my only remaining tune, not being very proficient on the flute.
To become proficient in the Sechwana language was the earnest purpose of Robert Moffat.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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