expertly

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Expertly means with expert skill or proficiency—the way someone highly trained or experienced would do something: She expertly navigated the crowded streets, He expertly deflected the question.

The word often appears with verbs of skilled action: expertly crafted, expertly handled, expertly executed.

skill

skillfully

With practiced competence

proficiently · competently · capably · ably · talent · finesse · flair · precision · craftsmanship · dexterity

mastery

masterfully

With exceptional proficiency

craftsman · connoisseur · genius · wizard · savant · prodigy · ace · maven · guru · authority

effectiveness

efficiently

With optimal resource use

systematically · thoroughly · rigorously · accurately · precisely · confidently · assuredly · decisively · smoothly · seamlessly

knowledge

knowledgeably

With demonstrated expertise

trained · qualified · experienced · specialist · savvy · astute · sharp · cognizant · erudite · scholarly

Categories
Opposites
skill level

expertlyinexpertly

Without proficiency or finesse

amateurishly · incompetently · unskillfully · ineptly · unprofessionally

execution quality

expertlyclumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

awkwardly · crudely · poorly · badly · gracelessly

Phrases
Family

expert, expertise, experts, inexpert, expertness, nonexpert, inexpertly, inexpertness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G