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
Dilettante is an antonym for adept.
Nearby Word: adeptly
Dilettante
Dilettante adjective - Lacking or showing a lack of expert skill.
Usage example: many dilettante efforts could be seen at the sidewalk art show
Adept is an antonym for dilettante.
Nearby Words: dilettantish, dilettantism
How words are described
| young | young adept | young dilettante |
Both words in one sentence
-
There were magic-using classes (the Adept) and priest-like ones (the Dilettante), along with some others that were rough parallels of the traditional D&D classes.The eponymous Red Death of this setting was a mysterious force that was not strictly defined in the campaign materials.
Cite this Source
Dilettante and Adept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adept/dilettante
Adept & Dilettante. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adept/dilettante>.
Dilettante or Adept. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adept/dilettante.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "adept" and "dilettante" have occurred on timeline