Professional

//pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl//

Synonyms for "professional" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Adjective(1 words)
advanced

Strong matches (45)

Adjective(1 words)
consummate

Related words (75)

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More general

6 entries

Antonyms

4 entries

Synonyms

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capable of

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derived

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derived from

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distinct from

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has prerequisite

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has subevent

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is a

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related to

9 entries

similar

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Translations

196 translations across 39 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • محترف noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)
  • محترفة noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)
  • مُحْتَرِف noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)
  • مُحْتَرِفَة noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)

Armenian

4 entries
  • արհեստավարժ adj (expert)
  • մասնագիտական adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • պրոֆեսիոնալ adj (expert)
  • մասնագետ noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • peşəkar adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • peşəkar noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • peşəkar noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)
  • peşəkar noun (expert)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • прафесіянальны adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • професионален adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • професионалист noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • специалист noun (expert)

Catalan

4 entries
  • perit adj (expert)
  • professional adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professional adj (expert)
  • professional noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 專業 /专业 adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • 專家 /专家 noun (expert)
  • 專業人士 /专业人士 noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Czech

4 entries
  • profesionální adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesionální adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profesionální adj (expert)
  • profesionál noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)

Danish

2 entries
  • professionel adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professionel adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Dutch

4 entries
  • beroeps adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • deskundig adj (expert)
  • professioneel adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • beroeps noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • profesia adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • isto noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ammatillinen adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • ammattimainen adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • ammattimainen adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • ammattimainen adj (expert)

French

3 entries
  • professionnel adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professionnel noun (expert)
  • professionnelle noun (expert)

Galician

1 entries
  • profesional noun (person who belongs to a profession)

German

4 entries
  • Berufs adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • berufsmäßig adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • professionell adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professionell adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Greek

4 entries
  • επαγγελματικός adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • επαγγελματικός adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • επαγγελματίας noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • επαγγελματίας noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hivatásos adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • hozzáértő adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professzionális adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profi adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • fagmaður noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Irish

3 entries
  • gairmiúil adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • gairmiúil adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • gairmí noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Italian

4 entries
  • professionale adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • qualificato adj (expert)
  • specializzato adj (expert)
  • professionista noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Japanese

4 entries
  • プロ noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • プロ noun (expert)
  • プロフェッショナル noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • プロフェッショナル noun (expert)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • кесипкөй noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • кесипкөй noun (expert)

Malay

1 entries
  • profesional noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • мэргэжлийн adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • мэргэжилтэн noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • мэргэжилтэн noun (expert)
  • мэргэжлийн хүн noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Māori

4 entries
  • mātanga adj (expert)
  • ngaio adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • ngaio adj (expert)
  • whaiutu adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • faglig adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesjonell adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesjonell adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profesjonell adj (expert)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • fagleg adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesjonell adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesjonell adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profesjonell adj (expert)

Persian

2 entries
  • حرفهای adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • حرفهای adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Polish

4 entries
  • profesjonalny adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesjonalista noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)
  • profesjonalista noun (expert)
  • zawodowiec noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • profissional adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profissional adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profissional adj (expert)
  • profissional noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Romanian

4 entries
  • profesional adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesional adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profesional adj (expert)
  • profesionist adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Russian

4 entries
  • профессиона́льный adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • профессиона́льный adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • профессиона́льный adj (expert)
  • профессиона́л noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Slovak

4 entries
  • odborný adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • odborný adj (expert)
  • profesionálny adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesionálny adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)

Spanish

4 entries
  • en el entorno laboral adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesional adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • profesional adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • profesional noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Swedish

4 entries
  • professionell adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)
  • professionell adj (that is carried out as a livelihood)
  • professionell adj (expert)
  • expert noun (expert)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • manunungkulan noun (person who belongs to a profession)
  • propesyonál noun (person who belongs to a profession)

Thai

1 entries
  • มืออาชีพ noun (person who earns their living from a specified activity)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • професі́йний adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chuyên gia adj (expert)
  • chuyên nghiệp adj (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Do you have professional experience?

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Your singing puts professional singers to shame.

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You play the guitar quite like a professional, don't you?

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Mary was very impressed with the professional appearance of her new outfit.

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