Synonyms of virtuoso

virtuoso 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in skillful

accomplished with trained ability

a virtuoso performance of a piano concerto

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skillful
• expert
• masterful
• artistic
• delicate
• masterly
• smooth
• artful
• dexterous
• adroit
• deft
• bravura
• workmanlike
• practiced
• creative
• adept
• clever
• capable
• ingenious
• facile
• adequate
• competent
• fancy
• neat
• cunning
• able

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• artless
• crude
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• rude
• clumsy
• awkward
• ineffective
• unskillful
• ineffectual
• incompetent
• klutzy
• inept

2

as in skilled

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

a virtuoso director, he is known for using every resource and technique known to film to tell a story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skillful
• skilled
• adept
• proficient
• expert
• experienced
• masterful
• good
• great
• master
• practiced
• accomplished
• veteran
• talented
• masterly
• gifted
• consummate
• ace
• educated
• crackerjack
• complete
• professed
• crack
• capable
• versed
• compleat
• competent
• deft
• dexterous
• adroit
• trained
• clever
• employable
• qualified
• efficient
• old
• polished
• effective
• handy
• slick
• workmanlike
• taught
• able
• refined
• sure-handed
• knowledgeable
• schooled
• effectual
• multitalented
• fitted
• well-rounded
• long-term
• fit
• habile
• all-around
• tutored
• multiskilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• unskilled
• inexperienced
• incapable
• amateurish
• inexpert
• incompetent
• unprofessional
• unqualified
• weak
• unable
• unskillful
• unseasoned
• inept
• unfit
• artless
• crude
• unfitted
• would-be
• inefficient
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• rude
• new
• jackleg
• untalented
• untrained
• untutored
• ignorant
• unschooled
• beginning
• inexperienced
• green
• untaught
• raw
• primitive
• untested
• ungifted
• unseasoned
• talentless
• untried
• clumsy
• unpolished
• rough
• awkward
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

virtuoso

2 of 2

noun

ˌvər-chü-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

a violin virtuoso

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• master
• scholar
• adept
• wizard
• artist
• guru
• maestro
• authority
• specialist
• proficient
• ace
• connoisseur
• hotshot
• professional
• whiz
• consultant
• crackerjack
• geek
• past master
• maven
• fiend
• meister
• sharp
• shark
• enthusiast
• hand
• craftsman
• dab hand
• cognoscente
• pro
• dab
• fan
• devotee
• journeyman
• aficionado
• addict
• buff
• hired gun
• mistress
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• beginner
• apprentice
• neophyte
• nonexpert
• inexpert
• dilettante
• layman
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtuoso

Adjective

The visual essay below features virtuoso examples of the techniques that designers have used to replicate the ideals of classical dress over the years, including draping, pleating, twisting, and wrapping. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Thanks to more than 200 years of intense and virtuoso scientific work, what were once valid or at least plausible concerns and objections to vaccines have been overcome. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Noun

Stomp-and-holler virtuoso Noah Kahan had to cancel his July appearance at Citi Field when storm clouds threatened. — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026

Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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