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practiced

adjective prac·ticed \ ˈprak-təst \
variants: or less commonly practised
Updated on: 19 Nov 2017
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Definition of practiced

1 : experienced, skilled
  • a practiced chef
2 : learned by practice
  • a practiced skill

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Examples of practiced in a Sentence

  1. Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet.

  2. He split the log with practiced skill.

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First Known Use of practiced

1569

practiced Synonyms

Synonyms
accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, proficient (also practised), professed, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
Antonyms
amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful
Related Words
adroit, clever, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, slick, sure-handed; gifted, talented; polished, refined; effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike; able, capable, competent, employable, fit, fitted, habile, qualified; educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored; all-around (also all-round), well-rounded; long-term, old; multiskilled, multitalented
Near Antonyms
incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, weak; artless, crude, rude; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient; talentless, ungifted, untalented; ignorant, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored; beginning, green, inexperienced, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be; primitive, rough, unpolished; awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed

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PRACTICED Defined for English Language Learners

practiced

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Definition of practiced for English Language Learners

  • : good at doing something because you have done it many times

  • : learned by doing something again and again

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