Proficient vs. Advanced

Proficient vs. Advanced — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Proficient and Advanced

Proficientadjective

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.

Advancedverb

simple past tense and past participle of advance

Proficientnoun

An expert.

Advancedadjective

At or close to the state of the art.

Proficientadjective

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;

adept in handicraftsan adept juggleran expert joba good mechanica practiced marksmana proficient engineera lesser-known but no less skillful composerthe effect was achieved by skillful retouching

Advancedadjective

Enhanced.

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Advancedadjective

Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).

Advancedadjective

In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.

Advancedadjective

(phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.

Advancedadjective

(Philippine English) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.

Advancedadjective

farther along in physical or mental development;

the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average

Advancedadjective

comparatively late in a course of development;

the illness had reached an advanced stagean advanced state of exhaustion
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Advancedadjective

ahead of the times;

the advanced teaching methodshad advanced views on the subjecta forward-looking corporationis British industry innovative enough?

Advancedadjective

at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill;

an advanced degreean advanced text in physicsspecial seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University

Advancedadjective

ahead in development; complex or intricate;

advanced technologya sophisticated electronic control system

Advancedadjective

far along in time;

a man of advanced ageadvanced in yearsa ripe old agethe ripe age of 90

Advancedadjective

(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry;

advanced societiesan advanced country technologically

Advancedadjective

situated ahead or going before;

an advance partyat that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies