skillful

[ skil-fuhl ]

/ ˈskɪl fəl /

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adjective

having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.

showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving.

Obsolete. reasonable; rational.

Also especially British, skil·ful .

Origin of skillful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at skill¹, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR skillful

1 ready, adroit, deft, adept, apt, clever, ingenious.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR skillful ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR skillful

1 awkward, clumsy, amateurish.

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synonym study for skillful

1. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests especially adroitness and dexterity: a skillful watchmaker. Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency: not an amateur but a skilled worker. Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled, or both: expert workmanship. See also dexterous.

OTHER WORDS FROM skillful

skill·ful·ly, adverbskill·ful·ness, nounquasi-skillful, adjectivequa·si-skill·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby skillful

skilled, skilled labor, skilled nursing facility, skilless, skillet, skillful, skilling, skillion, skill-less, skill set, skilly

Example sentences from the Web for skillful

So is science just another upaya, or skillful means, to spread Buddhist teaching?
What If Meditation Isn’t Good for You?|Jay Michaelson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the most quick-witted cops and the most skillful surgeons could not have saved him.
The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life|Michael Daly|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you look in the dictionary today, it says “naiad: any skillful female wimmer.”
The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History|Kevin Fallon|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was medevacced to Dallas and survived only to face the smart and skillful Fernandez in court.
Mike McLelland Investigation Focuses on Those the D.A. Prosecuted|Michael Daly|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Abraham Lincoln was, by any measure, a great communicator and a skillful shaper of public opinion.
Lincoln the Primitive Communicator? What He Can Teach Modern Politicians|Douglas L. Wilson|December 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I know of one, skillful and experienced, who is just now at leisure.
Bound to Rise|Horatio Alger
Dreary rooms can be made cheerful, and too bright and dazzling rooms can be softened in effect, by the skillful use of color.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste|Lucy Abbot Throop
Skillful wording of a clause, the right moment, and opportune recognition do the business.
A Little Journey in the World|Charles Dudley Warner
For this reason the most skillful reporters on a daily are the rewrite men.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
The occupants are skillful boatmen, and will fearlessly face wind and wave that would appall the heart of the Naskopie.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory|Lucien Turner

单词	skillful
释义	skillful [ skil-fuhl ] / ˈskɪl fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skillful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler. showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving. Obsolete. reasonable; rational. Also especially British, skil·ful . Origin of skillful Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at skill¹, -ful SYNONYMS FOR skillful 1 ready, adroit, deft, adept, apt, clever, ingenious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR skillful ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR skillful 1 awkward, clumsy, amateurish. SEE ANTONYMS FOR skillful ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for skillful 1. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests especially adroitness and dexterity: a skillful watchmaker. Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency: not an amateur but a skilled worker. Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled, or both: expert workmanship. See also dexterous. OTHER WORDS FROM skillful skill·ful·ly, adverbskill·ful·ness, nounquasi-skillful, adjectivequa·si-skill·ful·ly, adverb Words nearby skillful skilled, skilled labor, skilled nursing facility, skilless, skillet, skillful, skilling, skillion, skill-less, skill set, skilly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skillful So is science just another upaya, or skillful means, to spread Buddhist teaching? What If Meditation Isn’t Good for You?\|Jay Michaelson\|November 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Even the most quick-witted cops and the most skillful surgeons could not have saved him. The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life\|Michael Daly\|January 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If you look in the dictionary today, it says “naiad: any skillful female wimmer.” The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100: The ‘King of Crossword’ on Its Strange History\|Kevin Fallon\|December 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He was medevacced to Dallas and survived only to face the smart and skillful Fernandez in court. Mike McLelland Investigation Focuses on Those the D.A. Prosecuted\|Michael Daly\|April 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Abraham Lincoln was, by any measure, a great communicator and a skillful shaper of public opinion. Lincoln the Primitive Communicator? What He Can Teach Modern Politicians\|Douglas L. Wilson\|December 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I know of one, skillful and experienced, who is just now at leisure. Bound to Rise\|Horatio Alger Dreary rooms can be made cheerful, and too bright and dazzling rooms can be softened in effect, by the skillful use of color. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste\|Lucy Abbot Throop Skillful wording of a clause, the right moment, and opportune recognition do the business. A Little Journey in the World\|Charles Dudley Warner For this reason the most skillful reporters on a daily are the rewrite men. News Writing\|M. Lyle Spencer The occupants are skillful boatmen, and will fearlessly face wind and wave that would appall the heart of the Naskopie. Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory\|Lucien Turner Words related to skillful experienced, proficient, adroit, skilled, practical, adept, accomplished, seasoned, trained, competent, smart, apt, brainy, clever, cool, crack, crackerjack, dexterous, expert, good
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