Adept and Authority

Adept

Adept noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics

Authority is a synonym for adept in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Adept".

Nearby Word: adeptly

Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: the leading authority on neural anatomy

Adept is a synonym for authority in ability topic. Sometimes you can use "Adept" instead a noun "Authority", if it concerns topics such as expert.

How words are described

human human adept human authority
old old adept old authority
good good adept good authority
female female adept female authority
Other adjectives: full, genuine, single, powerful, little, ultimate, new, primary.
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