Word meaning
adept
adjective · uh-DEPT
What does adept mean?
Adept means very skilled or proficient at something.
Adept in a sentence
“He's adept at calming nervous patients.”
Synonyms for adept
- skilled
- expert
- proficient
Where does adept come from?
From Latin adeptus, "having attained."
How to remember adept
- Say it out loud a few times: uh-DEPT.
- Write one sentence of your own using adept, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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