Synonyms for adepts
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈdɛpt; noun ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛpt |
Top 10 synonyms for adepts
- ace
- acuteness
- adept
- aesthete
- appreciator
- aptness
- arbiter
- artiste
- astuteness
- attending physician
- bent
- big league
- bon vivant
- brain
- buff
- capability
- capacity
- celebrity
- champ
- champion
- cognoscente
- conqueror
- crackerjack
- creativity
- critic
- devotee
- dilettante
- dillettante
- discernment
- doctor
- doyen
- doyenne
- egghead
- Einstein
- endowment
- epicure
- excellent
- expert
- faculty
- fan
- fine
- flair
- freak
- genius
- gifted person
- gourmet
- graduate
- grasp
- guru
- head
- hot shot
- hot stuff
- hotshot
- imagination
- inclination
- ingenuity
- inspiration
- intelligence
- intelligent
- inventiveness
- judge
- knack
- maestro
- magician
- marvel
- mature
- maven
- musician
- natural
- nifty
- no slouch
- nut
- old hand
- old pro
- old war-horse
- one into
- originality
- past master
- percipience
- performer
- perspicacity
- phenom
- phenomenon
- power
- powerhouse
- precocity
- prima donna
- pro
- prodigy
- professional
- proficient
- propensity
- prowess
- pundit
- reach
- real pro
- sagacity
- sage
- savant
- scholar
- scientist
- shark
- sharp
- skilled
- specialist
- splendid
- star
- super
- superability
- superstar
- talent
- technician
- turn
- understanding
- veteran
- victor
- virtuoso
- whiz
- whiz kid
- whiz-bang
- winner
- wisdom
- wiz
- wizard
- wonder
Définition of adepts
Origin :- 1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.
- As in master : noun expert, skilled person, female or male
- As in professional : noun person prepared for work by extended study or practice
- As in specialist : noun person who is an expert in a field
- As in virtuoso : noun person who is an expert
- As in whiz : noun very intelligent person
- As in wizard : noun person who is highly skilled
- As in crackerjack : noun ace
- As in connoisseur : noun authority
- As in expert : noun master, specialist
- As in genius : noun gift of high intellect
- For these abnormal insights of the adepts ought to be normal, and things of course.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- They have excellent horses, or ponies, and are adepts at pig-sticking.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- They are adepts in cornering an opponent by keeping him to the point.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- It is essentially of the world they talk, and it must be owned they do it like adepts.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- It seems that Roger was born at an instant of time sacred to the adepts, so they took him on.
- Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
- These Indian princes are adepts in the art of prolonging a negotiation.
- Extract from : « At the Point of the Bayonet » by G. A. Henty
- More than three hundred and fifty have received diplomas as adepts.
- Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 » by Various
- Certainly these people must be adepts in the art of concealment.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands » by Roger Thompson Finlay
- But the great work is by Lilly; and entirely devoted to the adepts.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli
- And how art widens its borders and augments the number of its adepts!
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 » by Various
Antonyms for adepts
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