Synonyms for proficiency
pro·fi·cien·cy

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1. proficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   competence, ability, command, skill

2. proficiencynoun

   Ability, skill, competence.

   Synonyms:
   skill, competence, ability, command

3. proficiencynoun

   Knowledge.

   Synonyms:
   competence, command, skill, ability

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1. proficiency

   Progress (Latin pro, forward, gradior, go) is a moving onward or forward, whether in space or in the mental or moral realm, and may be either mechanical, individual, or social. Attainment, development, and proficiency are more absolute than the other words of the group, denoting some point of advantage or of comparative perfection reached by forward or onward movement; we speak of attainments in virtue or scholarship, proficiency in music or languages, the development of new powers or organs; proficiency includes the idea of skill. Advance may denote either a forward movement or the point gained by forward movement, but always relatively with reference to the point from which the movement started; as, this is a great advance. Advance admits the possibility of retreat; progress (Latin progredi, to walk forward) is steady and constant forward movement, admitting of pause, but not of retreat; advance suggests more clearly a point to be reached, while progress lays the emphasis upon the forward movement; we may speak of slow or rapid progress, but more naturally of swift advance. Progress is more frequently used of abstractions; as, the progress of ideas; progression fixes the attention chiefly upon the act of moving forward. In a thing good in itself all advance or progress is improvement; there is a growing tendency to restrict the words to this favorable sense, using increase indifferently of good or evil; one may say without limitation, "I am an advocate of progress."

   Synonyms:
   advance, advancement, attainment, development, growth, improvement, increase, progress, progression

   Antonyms:
   check, decline, delay, falling back, falling off, relapse, retrogression, stay, stop, stoppage

   Preposition:
   The progress of truth; progress in virtue; toward perfection; from a lower to a higher state.

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1. proficiency

   Synonyms:
   success, advancement, progress, improvement, forwardness, dexterity

   Antonyms:
   failure, backwardness, unsuccess, tardiness, relapse

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1. proficiencynoun

   the quality of having great facility and competence

   Synonyms:
   technique

2. proficiency, techniquenoun

   skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

   "practice greatly improves proficiency"

   Synonyms:
   technique

Matched Categories

1. • Competence
   • Skillfulness

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1. proficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   advancement, improvement, progress

2. proficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   skill, accomplishment, acquirement, mastery

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1. List of paraphrases for "proficiency":

   competence, jurisdiction, competency, skills, skill, ability, competencies, capacity, aptitude, expertise, mastery, knowledge, capability, jurisdictional, proficiency, fitness

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1. Mike Pompeo:

   This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication.

2. Goa Kerle:

   The most momentous moment is the moment of decision. This calls for proficiency because it makes or destroys only in the extremes.

3. The CDC:

   As many of his colleagues in the USPHS have pointed out, this information is incorrect. In fact, he received an early promotion/exceptional proficiency promotion to Commander effective July 1, 2017, in recognition of his exemplary performance in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), over and above any of his assignments at CDC, his early promotion within the USPHS reflects his excellence as an officer and an employee.

4. Nicole Neily:

   It's abundantly clear that parents are concerned about the quality of education — Virginia recently posted staggering learning loss numbers over the course of the pandemic, which compounds the already abysmal proficiency rates in the state, when schools obsessively focus on DEI initiatives, that's time and resources that are not being spent on core curriculum.

5. Sam Park:

   One of the primary concerns I've always had when it comes to organizing particularly older Asian American voters are the various barriers that exist, primarily language, i know there are relatively high levels of limited English proficiency amongst older Korean American, Vietnamese and Chinese American voters. And so having an understanding of the barriers that certain voters may face, and then ensuring that your political operation and outreach program is sophisticated enough.