deft

Synonyms

clever, cunning, dexterous (also dextrous), handy;

Antonyms

butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, unhandy;

Near Antonyms

awkward, bungling, clumsy, fumbling, gauche, gawky, graceless, klutzy, rough-hewn, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungainly, ungraceful, wooden;

uncoordinated;

incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, maladroit;

Related Words

agile, flexible, graceful, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry;

coordinated;

able, adept, capable, competent, expert, masterful, masterly, proficient, qualified, skilled, skillful, sure-handed;

double-jointed, loose-jointed;