Proficient vs. Advanced
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 retouchingAdvancedadjective
Enhanced.
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 averageAdvancedadjective
comparatively late in a course of development;
the illness had reached an advanced stagean advanced state of exhaustionAdvancedadjective
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 UniversityAdvancedadjective
ahead in development; complex or intricate;
advanced technologya sophisticated electronic control systemAdvancedadjective
far along in time;
a man of advanced ageadvanced in yearsa ripe old agethe ripe age of 90Advancedadjective
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry;
advanced societiesan advanced country technologicallyAdvancedadjective
situated ahead or going before;
an advance partyat that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
