Antonyms for practiced


Grammar : Adj
Spell : prak-tist
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpræk tɪst


Definition of practiced

Origin :
  • "expert," 1560s, past participle adjective from practice (v.).
  • adj trained
Example sentences :
  • Historians are endeavoring to ascertain whether he practiced what he preached.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • The touch was not his—neither so practiced, so brilliant, nor so sure.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Very often Rob had practiced his French so as to get this explanation correct.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • Flirtation may be practiced in a more or less unconscious manner.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Both methods are practiced, but the former is believed to be preferable.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • They differed noticeably to the practiced eye from the rest of the group.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Not so pleasant was the thought of the deception he had practiced.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He swam with long, confident strokes, those of a practiced swimmer.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The idea was a painful one to him; for if this were so, it was evident that trickery was practiced.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • This must be a Spanish idea, as it is practiced both in Madrid and Cuba.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

Synonyms for practiced

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