What is another word for skillful?
Synonyms for skillful
ˈskɪl fəlskill·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
Synonyms:
dear, good, right, in effect(p), unspoiled, sound, serious, effective, upright, salutary, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, technical, expert, secure, beneficial, proficient, full, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, nice, ripe, just, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), near, practisednice, skillfuladjective
done with delicacy and skill
"a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
Synonyms:
dainty, courteous, skilful, overnice, proficient, good, gracious, squeamish, practiced, adept, nice, prissy, expert, decent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
skillfuladjective
Synonyms:
skilled, expert, adroit, dexterous, adept, masterly, proficient, deft, able, efficient, competent, accomplishedAntonyms:
unskillful, empirical, maladroit
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#155 | good | |
#196 | full | |
#234 | right | |
#776 | technical | |
#803 | sound | |
#989 | near | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1157 | nice | |
#1286 | safe | |
#1300 | secure | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2155 | expert | |
#3613 | dear | |
#5698 | honest | |
#6621 | ripe | |
#7256 | decent | |
#7421 | skilled | |
#7883 | beneficial | |
#10247 | clever | |
#11671 | upright | |
#12949 | honorable | |
#15220 | practiced | |
#16593 | proficient | |
#18426 | dependable | |
#20064 | adept | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#21571 | respectable | |
#22904 | courteous | |
#31816 | practised | |
#34606 | skillful | |
#42465 | dainty | |
#52506 | skilful | |
#53059 | unspoiled | |
#59772 | unspoilt | |
#78072 | salutary | |
#87865 | squeamish | |
#92958 | prissy | |
#103496 | estimable |
How to use skillful in a sentence?
Between the amateur and the professional...there is a difference not only in degree but in kind. The skillful man is, within the function of his skill, a different psychological organization...A tennis player or a watchmaker or an airplane pilot is an automatism but he is also criticism and wisdom.
When I became Bill Clinton ambassador for the Bill Clinton, Lavrov, Foreign Minister had been there 10 years already. So he was very skillful, he knew how to maneuver in Security Council. He was very formidable. And so we have Russia right now, very knowledgeable about Bill Clinton operations so that's an advantage that they have.
In the face of what can seem to be a very steep climb for the Republicans you really have to look at each individual race and ask yourself about the vulnerability of each of those candidates, these Republicans are pretty skillful politicians. I don't see Kelly Ayotte as a particularly easy mark for the Democrats.
LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe:
Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
Translations for skillful
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- بارع, حاذق, ماهرArabic
- hàbilCatalan, Valencian
- obratný, zručný, šikovný, dovednýCzech
- dygtigeDanish
- geschickt, gewandtGerman
- lertaEsperanto
- hábil, duchoSpanish
- ماهرPersian
- habileFrench
- निपुणHindi
- ügyesHungarian
- ճարտարArmenian
- mahirIndonesian
- abile, destro, pratico, esperto, provettoItalian
- 上手, 巧みな, 熟練, 得意Japanese
- perītusLatin
- veikls, izdarīgsLatvian
- vaardig, bedrevenDutch
- dyktigNorwegian
- zręcznyPolish
- talentoso, hábilPortuguese
- priceputRomanian
- ловкий, искусный, умелыйRussian
- skickligSwedish
- చేయితిరిగిన, ఆరితేరినTelugu
- Khéo léoVietnamese
- 熟練Chinese
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