Adept means having a natural ability to do something that needs skill. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with the Cambridge Dictionary.

having a natural ability to do something that needs skill: She's very adept at deal ing with the media. Tamsin Palmer gave a technically adept performance on the piano. Synonyms. expert. good. proficient. skilful UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. good at doing something because of practice. skillful She's a skillful driver.

adjective. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. “ adept in handicrafts”. “an adept juggler”. synonyms: expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful. skilled. having or showing or requiring special skill. noun. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

Synonyms for ADEPT: skilled, proficient, skillful, experienced, expert, practiced, good, talented; Antonyms of ADEPT: inexperienced, incapable, unskilled, unable, incompetent, amateur, inexpert, inept

Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media. American English : adept / æˈdɛpt /

Adept definition: very skilled; proficient; expert. See examples of ADEPT used in a sentence.

Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of the word 'adept' in different contexts. Find out how to use 'adept' as an adjective or a noun, and how it differs from 'expert' or 'skilful'.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective adept. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The condition or status of an adept, esp. an expert in magical or occult practices; the fact of being very skilled or proficient at something. adept, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.