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Synonyms & Antonyms for fluent
Synonyms
articulate, eloquent, silver-tongued, well-spoken
Antonyms
inarticulate, ineloquent, unvocal
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In 2018-19, the district was able to reclassify 24 percent of its English learners as fluent English speakers. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, "How they voted, Sept. 1," 1 Sep. 2019 Maxwell was also known to have become a qualified emergency medical technician (EMT), and was fluent in several languages. — Fox News, "A look at Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's alleged 'recruiter'," 13 Aug. 2019 In addition to English, Drake speaks fluent Japanese and French. — Washington Post, "AP names Andrew Drake as deputy news director for Africa," 17 July 2019 Hailing from Thailand, Minnie, 21, is fluent in English and helps add context for her fellow members' answers. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Meet the Korean Girl Group of Your Beauty Dreams," 24 June 2019 Holly is fluent in Spanish and Quechua, the main indigenous language spoken in the Andes, and is conversant in both American and Peruvian Sign Languages. — National Geographic, "Peru & the Amazon High School Expedition," 12 June 2019 Scott is fluent in African American English and grew up in South Philadelphia. — Cassie Owens, https://www.inquirer.com, "Philly judges discuss language access following study of court reporters," 5 June 2019 The weight of its influence is palpable here, and the Kims have woven their memories of that place into their menu with fluent hands. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "At Maum in Palo Alto, a tasting menu that celebrates Korean American classics," 8 Aug. 2019 One of the police, sensing that perhaps one man didn’t totally grasp the next steps in his second language, broke immediately into the most beautiful fluent Spanish. — Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, "Sainted: From these officers, bilingual concern, respect and professionalism," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fluent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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