experience synonyms

experience

n.

  1. The act of living through events

    participation, involvement, undergoing, direct observation, encountering, contact, exposure, practice, strife, struggle, endurance, action, actuality, reality, activity, existence, continuance, school of hard knocks*; see also life 1, 2.

  2. What one lives through

    occurrence, encounter, happening, adventure; see event 1, 2.

  3. That which one gains from having lived

    background, skill, knowledge, perspicacity, wisdom, practice, familiarity, acquaintance, conversance, maturity, seasoning, judgment, practical knowledge, sense, savoir-faire, sophistication, worldliness, proficiency, expertise, know-how*.

experience

v.

undergo, feel, live through, encounter; see endure 2, feel 2, undergo.

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