Synonyms for skilled
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1. skilled

   Skilful signifies possessing and using readily practical knowledge and ability, having alert and well-trained faculties with reference to a given work. One is adept in that for which he has a natural gift improved by practise; he is expert in that of which training, experience, and study have given him a thorough mastery; he is dexterous in that which he can do effectively, with or without training, especially in work of the hand or bodily activities. In the case of the noun, "an expert" denotes one who is "experienced" in the fullest sense, a master of his branch of knowledge. A skilled workman is one who has thoroughly learned his trade, though he may be naturally quite dull; a skilful workman has some natural brightness, ability, and power of adaptation, in addition to his acquired knowledge and dexterity. Compare CLEVER; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, handy, happy, ingenious, practised, proficient, skilful, trained

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bungling, clumsy, helpless, inexpert, maladroit, shiftless, unhandy, unskilled, untaught, untrained

   Preposition:
   Skilful at or in a work, with a pen or tool of any kind.

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1. skilledadjective

   having or showing or requiring special skill

   "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

   Antonyms:
   artless, semiskilled(a), botched, humble, unskillful, botchy, hopeless, menial, fumbling, clumsy, rusty, bungling, crude, butcherly, bungled, rough, incompetent, unskilled, weak, lubberly, lowly, out of practice(p)

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1. skilledadjective

   Synonyms:
   SKILFUL

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1. List of paraphrases for "skilled":

   qualified, trained, specialized, competent, skilful, specialised, specialty, well-qualified, skillful, specialist, well-trained, talented, skills, relevant, highly-qualified

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1. Matthew Messer:

   The phone is ringing off the hook, i am expanding as quickly as I can, but right now that's governed by the amount of skilled technicians I can bring on.

2. Jimmy Pitaro:

   There is no doubt we will miss Maria Taylor, but we remain determined to continue to build a deep and skilled talent roster that thoroughly reflects the athletes we cover and the fans we serve, while Maria Taylor chose to pursue a new opportunity, we are proud of the work we've done together.

3. Ramogi Huma:

   College athletes meet the definition of employee under labor law, they are highly skilled in their sport, paid scholarships and stipends to perform athletic services, and they perform their work under extensive control of their employer. These athletes deserve every right afforded to them under labor laws — just like other hard-working Americans.

4. Robert Anderson Jr.:

   In my expert opinion, Miss Butina provided the Russian Federation with information that skilled intelligence officers can exploit for years and that may cause significant damage to the United States.

5. Candice Broce:

   They state that every skilled nursing facility will have this capacity once they complete delivery of materials. We continue to support long-term care facilities across Georgia with testing supplies, personal protective equipment, augmented staff, and similar resources, 75 % of our hospitals report having less COVID patients in their facility today than four weeks ago.