Antonyms for conversant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-vur-suhnt, kon-ver-
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɜr sənt, ˈkɒn vər-


Definition of conversant

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French conversant, present participle of converser (see converse (v.)).
  • adj experienced, familiar with
Example sentences :
  • You will polish him up for me and make him conversant with everything.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • You are far too conversant with the working of our institutions to expect such.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • From all she had heard of him, he was conversant with every career, every walk, and every condition.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • My first plan is one with whose details I am but too conversant.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • From her very childhood she had been conversant with their habits and their ways.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • Ought she to have been conversant with such a state of society as would expose them?
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • I am not conversant with this sort of thing, nor the men who deal in them.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Strange to say, he does not seem to be at all conversant with the nature of their offences.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
  • He is, besides, conversant with most of the arts and sciences.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
  • Goodhugh was conversant with several of the Oriental and many European languages.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts

Synonyms for conversant

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