Meaning & use

versed

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Having thorough knowledge or experience gained through study or practice, especially when followed by "in."

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She is well versed in contract law after a decade of practice.

He became versed in several programming languages during his internship.

A note on using this word

"Versed" almost always appears with "well" or "in," as in "well-versed in something."

Words with a similar meaning

knowledgeableskilledexperienced

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Words with an opposite meaning

inexperiencedunfamiliar

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