skill set

noun

: a set of skills

especially : a collection of skills and abilities that can be applied to a professional or creative endeavor

The job is a good match for her skill set.

She chooses to pursue a position in public relations—"journalism's evil twin"—reasoning that it will require much the same "skill set" that a published writer has.

—Alexandra Jacobs

Cauchetier's skill set—he was both a high-wire documentarian and, in effect, a director of fictions—uniquely qualified him to share in the multifarious spirit of the New Wave.

—Richard Brody

Examples of skill set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Israel, for example, could buy the exact camera models used in Iran and hire researchers with Brown’s skill set to take them apart and find vulnerabilities that no one else knows about. —Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026

These schools aren’t just teaching theories or skill sets that might quickly prove outdated. —Jerry Balentine, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

Neville, who completed his project independently, developed the full skill set needed to make the documentary in his film class at Viewpoint School. —Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

The skill set from basketball to flag football is a natural crossover. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skill set

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette