Antonyms for well-versed
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : wel-vurst |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛlˈvɜrst |
- amateur
- awkward
- clumsy
- effortful
- green
- hesitant
- ignorant
- illiterate
- immature
- inarticulate
- incapable
- incapacitated
- incompetent
- inefficient
- inept
- inexperienced
- quiet
- stupid
- unable
- unaware
- uncultured
- uneducated
- unfamiliar
- unfluent
- uninformed
- unknowledgeable
- unprepared
- unrefined
- unseasoned
- unskilled
- unskillful
- unsophisticated
- untalented
- untrained
Definition of well-versed
- As in skillful : adj able, talented
- As in educated : adj learned, experienced
- As in experienced : adj knowledgeable, knowing
- As in fluent : adj articulate
- My companion, well-versed in English soon made a few acquaintances.
- Extract from : « The Shield » by Various
- And he was strong, and handsome, and well-versed in (the knowledge of) horses, and possessed of every desirable accomplishment.
- Extract from : « Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 » by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
- And he was well-versed in holy writ and was equal to Vrihaspati in wisdom.
- Extract from : « The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 » by Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
- Hlskamp is not only a critic, but also well-versed in philology, exegesis, and ecclesiastical history.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. » by E. Rameur
- As a brilliant conversationalist and well-versed political economist he has few rivals in his country.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- Knowing your ignorance relating to such matters, we are willing to send learned and well-versed men in such matters.'
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc » by Ronald Sutherland Gower
- Now, it may seem as simple and guileless as Chloe, and again as wily and well-versed as Egypt's far-famed 237 Queen.
- Extract from : « The Feasts of Autolycus » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Synonyms for well-versed
- a hand at
- accomplished
- accustomed
- acquainted with
- adept
- adroit
- apt
- been around
- been there
- brainy
- broken in
- capable
- chatty
- civilized
- clever
- coached
- cogent
- competent
- cool
- copious
- corrected
- crack
- crackerjack
- cultivated
- cultured
- cursive
- declamatory
- developed
- dexterous
- disputatious
- dynamite
- easy
- effortless
- effusive
- eloquent
- enlightened
- enriched
- erudite
- experienced
- expert
- facile
- familiar
- finished
- fitted
- flowing
- formed
- garrulous
- glib
- good
- handy
- having something on the ball
- in the know
- informed
- initiated
- instructed
- intelligent
- into
- knowing one's stuff
- knowing the score
- knowledgeable
- learned
- lettered
- liquid
- literary
- literate
- loquacious
- mature
- matured
- mellifluent
- mellifluous
- natural
- nurtured
- old
- old hand
- on the ball
- persuasive
- polished
- practical
- practiced
- prepared
- pretty
- primed
- pro
- professional
- proficient
- prompt
- qualified
- quick
- ready
- really into
- refined
- rounded
- running
- savvy
- scholarly
- schooled
- scientific
- seasoned
- shaped
- sharp
- silver-tongued
- skilled
- skillful
- smart
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- sophisticated
- sport
- talkative
- tasteful
- taught
- tested
- the right stuff
- there
- trained
- tried
- tuned in
- tutored
- verbose
- versant
- versed
- versed in
- vet
- veteran
- vocal
- voluble
- well-informed
- well-read
- well-taught
- well-versed
- whiz
- wicked
- wise
- wised up
- wordy
- worldly
- worldly-wise
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