Proficient vs. Knowledgeable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Proficient and Knowledgeable
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Proficient
Competent or skilled in doing or using something
I was proficient at my job
She felt reasonably proficient in Italian
Knowledgeable
Intelligent and well informed
She is very knowledgeable about livestock and pedigrees
Proficient
A person who is proficient
He became a proficient in Latin and Greek
Knowledgeable
Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.
Proficient
Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
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Knowledgeable
Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
A knowledgeable man
Proficient
A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.
Knowledgeable
Educated and well informed.
Proficient
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
Knowledgeable
(India) A person who has knowledge; an informed party.
Proficient
An expert.
Knowledgeable
Thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; as, knowledgeable in classical languages. Opposite of unversed, unacquainted, and unfamiliar.
Proficient
One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.
Knowledgeable
Fully informed.
Proficient
Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,
Knowledgeable
Highly educated; having information or understanding.
Proficient
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
Adept in handicrafts
An adept juggler
An expert job
A good mechanic
A practiced marksman
A proficient engineer
A lesser-known but no less skillful composer
The effect was achieved by skillful retouching
Knowledgeable
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding;
An enlightened public
Knowing instructors
A knowledgeable critic
A knowledgeable audience
Knowledgeable
Thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience;
Well versed in classical languages
Knowledgeable
Alert and fully informed;
Politically aware
A knowing collector of rare books
The most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty
Surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
Knowledgeable
Thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
This girl, so intimate with nature
KnowledgeaIble about the technique of painting
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