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Synonyms for experience

Another word for experience is see, go through or know. Below are 8 synonyms and 30 related words across 8 senses, with antonyms.

Also searched as: experiences, experiencing.

1. noun: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

Antonyms

2. noun: the content of direct observation or participation in an event

3. noun: an event as apprehended

4. verb: undergo or live through a difficult experience

5. verb: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

6. verb: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

7. verb: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

8. verb: undergo

Related words

Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.

Experience in word games

Letters
10
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
24
How common
Everyday word

Questions people ask

What is another word for experience?

You can say see, go through, know, live or have instead of experience. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities".

What is the opposite of experience?

The opposite of experience is inexperience.

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Senses and synonyms from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); the most common words come first. Browse more on the synonyms and antonyms hub.