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efficient, skilful, masterly, thorough, prompt, conscientious,<br />

authoritative, businesslike: She did a very professional job of<br />

repairing my car.<br />

--n. 3 master, expert, maestro, virtuoso, past master or<br />

mistress, specialist, authority, Colloq wizard, pro, whiz or<br />

whizz, US maven or mavin, Brit dab hand: You can always tell<br />

when the work has been done by a professional.<br />

proficiency<br />

n. facility, skill, talent, adeptness, expertise, expertness,<br />

skilfulness, aptitude, capability, ability, dexterity,<br />

capability, competence or competency, ingenuity, knack, savoir<br />

faire, Colloq know-how: The proficiency he displayed as a<br />

racing-car driver was second to none.<br />

proficient<br />

adj. skilful, skilled, talented, adept, gifted, expert,<br />

experienced, practised, au fait, veteran, well-versed, (highly)<br />

trained, professional, qualified, capable, able, accomplished,<br />

dexterous, competent, knowledgeable, top-notch, first-rate,<br />

Colloq ace, crack, whiz-bang or whizz-bang, Brit wizard: She is<br />

an extremely proficient surgeon.<br />

profile n. 1 outline, silhouette, contour, side-view: His aquiline<br />

nose shows up prominently in this profile. 2 biography,<br />

(biographical or thumbnail or character) sketch, life, portrait,<br />

vignette: That profile of Allen in a well-known magazine did<br />

not do him justice. 3 analysis, study, survey, examination;<br />

graph, diagram, chart, list, statistics: The profile of the<br />

average newspaper reader revealed some interesting anomalies.<br />

--v. 4 describe, draw, sketch, limn: The editor phoned to say<br />

that they want to profile you in the Gazette's Sunday colour<br />

supplement.<br />

profit n. 1 Often, profits. gross or net profit, net or Brit also<br />

nett, return(s), gain, yield, revenue, proceeds, bottom line,<br />

surplus, excess, US take, Slang gravy, US vigorish: The profits<br />

are down in the third quarter owing to the higher interest rate.<br />

2 advantage, avail, good, benefit, welfare, gain, value,<br />

interest, use, usefulness, Archaic or literary behoof: Let me<br />

recommend a book that you will find of some profit.

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