Adept and Best

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Adept adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

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Best is a synonym for adept. In some cases you can use "Best" instead an adjective "Adept".

Nearby Word: adeptly

Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.

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Adept is a synonym for best. Sometimes you can use "Adept" instead an adjective "Best".

good	good adept	good best
physical	physical adept	physical best
best	best adept	best best
perfect	perfect adept	perfect best
Other adjectives: original, single, powerful, young, new, next, aforementioned.

Organic Technology: The Kharaa are adept at this, to the point that they're a match for the best equipped, best trained troops in the TSA without ever using a single piece of technology.

Source: Video Game / Natural Selection 2
They aren't as good as the specialists in any area, but they are often the 2nd best at absolutely everything making them extremely adept at surviving.

Source: Video Game / Tokyo Jungle
The viewers then see that it is Johnny's best friend Raleigh who is wearing the suit, although he is not very adept at using the anti-grav belt.

Source: Identity Impersonator

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