Word meaning
proficient
adjective · pruh-FISH-ent
What does proficient mean?
Proficient means competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Proficient in a sentence
“She's proficient in three programming languages.”
Synonyms for proficient
- skilled
- competent
- adept
How to remember proficient
- Say it out loud a few times: pruh-FISH-ent.
- Write one sentence of your own using proficient, 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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