Adept and New

Adept

Adept adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him

New is an antonym for adept.

Nearby Word: adeptly

New

New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.

Adept is an antonym for new.

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

Both words in one sentence

  • Characters / Kyuupiikei Every year, New York holds the Mobile World Cup, a competition for those with speedy reflexes and fast fingers to see just whom of which is the most adept.
  • When you encounter him in The Lost Age after adding Piers to your party, he's quite offended that you found a new Water Adept who actually cares about your mission enough to, you know, tag along and help you himself... and then he reveals his hypocrisy by introducing you to his new allies.
  • Characters / X-Force Samuel Guthrie / CannonballSee New MutantsNeena Thurman / Domino '90s Anti-Hero Action Girl: She is a superb markswoman with various firearms, highly skilled athlete, excellent swimmer, and adept in use of explosives.
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