experienced

American  

[ik-speer-ee-uhnst] / ɪkˈspɪər i ənst /

adjective

1. wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.

   an experienced teacher.

   Synonyms:

   qualified , adept , versed , accomplished , veteran , practiced , expert , skilled

2. having learned through experience; taught by experience.

   experienced through adversity.

3. endured; undergone; suffered through.

   experienced misfortunes.

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experienced British  

/ ɪkˈspɪərɪənst /

adjective

1. having become skilful or knowledgeable from extensive contact or participation or observation

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Other Word Forms

• nonexperienced adjective
• quasi-experienced adjective
• unexperienced adjective
• well-experienced adjective

Etymology

Origin of experienced

First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Health studies have offered differing conclusions on whether residents experienced elevated illness rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whereas Australia are experienced in day-night Tests - 14 of the 24 previous floodlit matches worldwide have involved Australia - England have played only seven, losing five.

From BBC

Spencer did not collect the wickets, the international caps or the rewards he might have, but he experienced what most can only dream of.

From BBC

The effects of that product, he says, were unlike anything he had previously experienced.

From BBC

Not since “The Importance of Being Earnest,” a play that Stoppard revered the way a mathematician would regard the world’s most elegant proof, has the English stage experienced such high-flying chat.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplished
• capable
• competent
• mature
• professional
• qualified
• seasoned
• skillful
• sophisticated
• trained
• veteran
• wise