EXPERIENCE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

experience 1 of 2

noun

ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s

Definition of experience

as in skills

knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something the hospital is looking for nurses with operating-room experience

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as in adventure

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand related in a book his experiences as a roving correspondent for network TV news

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verb

as in to undergo

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one

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Noun

Staff come from all over the globe, and have extensive top-level international hospitality experience. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Watching myself in the insightful new doc Boorman and the Devil, about the troubled 1977 sequel to The Exorcist, was a very strange experience. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Severe storm damage The storm brought some of the most severe weather damage KCK has experienced this summer. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 The transition allows the material to store thermal energy without experiencing an equally sharp temperature increase. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for experience

Recent Examples of Synonyms for experience

Noun

That kind of collective learning is especially important in the era of AI as distinctly human skills like attention span, curiosity, judgment, empathy and collaboration become more valuable, Kavanagh and Danielson argued.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
That means redesigning processes and workflows alongside the technology, investing in new skills and creating a culture where employees understand how AI can augment their work rather than simply automate it.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of skills

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch on an incredible adventure to help scientists explore the great mysteries of the universe.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
An Icelandic adventure requires a high degree of flexibility, not just from the guides, but from travelers as well.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of adventure

Verb

That oil can then undergo further processing and hydrotreatment to produce SAF.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Thompson served as a guest judge that season while Cowell, who underwent a six-hour surgery that included the placement of a metal rod in his back, recovered.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of undergo

Noun

Catholic leaders and fellow scholars say Levine was chosen for her expertise, praising her election as a sign of deeper interfaith cooperation.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Ternus’s expertise in executing on Apple’s product roadmap and maintaining the company’s high engineering standards signals a commitment to a central pillar of the Apple brand, even as the company seeks to evolve with the times.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expertise

Noun

Crump also made a Facebook post about the Blytheville incident on Saturday, which had been shared more than 4,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
For example, expressing appreciation for past help or thanking the doctor for their time was more helpful than emphasizing sadness or frustration.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of time

Noun

Those standards can examine technical proficiency, past cyber operations, facility security, personnel vetting and reliability.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Safe experimentation is a critical step toward AI proficiency and understanding how to properly manage it.

— Suzanne Konstance, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of proficiency

Verb

While a cause of death has not yet been reported, the actor endured serious health issues in the years after experiencing a major stroke in 2012.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
The footage shows contestants happily enduring all sorts of mayhem, while being guided by the voice of the late actor Gene Wilder, who famously played Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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