Definition of SKILLED

Examples of skilled in a Sentence

a very skilled and talented writer
He is skilled at cooking.
Carpentry is a skilled trade.

Recent Examples of skilled from the Web

As a result, as many as half the nation’s hospitals, 70 percent of skilled nursing facilities and more than 80 percent of home health agencies would be losing money.

— michael tanner, National Review, "Entitlements Are Out of Control," 19 July 2017
Secretary Heiner initiated this scholarship program to address the abundance of jobs in Kentucky that remain open due to a lack of skilled workers to fill the positions.

— fernando figueroa, Cincinnati.com, "Column: Scholarships geared to high-demand careers," 11 July 2017
Special focus facility status is reserved for the poorest-performing facilities out of more than 15,000 skilled nursing homes.

— jordan rau, New York Times, "Poor Patient Care at Many Nursing Homes Despite Stricter Oversight," 5 July 2017
Lunder Conservation Center tour Learn how Smithsonian American Art Museum conservators use science, art history and skilled hands to preserve objects from the collections in the Lunder Conservation Center.

— Washington Post, "D.C. community and cultural events, July 6-12, 2017," 5 July 2017
Fox is extremely quick and a skilled ball handler who showed the ability to get to the basket in his one season at Kentucky.

— josh dubow, The Seattle Times, "Kings land veteran free agents Zach Randolph, George Hill," 4 July 2017
Metro Louisville leaders also pointed to contributions from FirstBuild, a maker space that's turning out innovations in home appliances, and from efforts in recent years to increase the size of the region's skilled workforce.

— grace schneider, The Courier-Journal, "Leading reinvention: Forbes ranks Louisville No. 1 in manufacturing resurgence," 26 June 2017
Billions of dollars are injected into our nation's economy by domestic shipbuilding — including the steel industry — as well as thousands of high-skilled jobs provided in more than 300 congressional districts across the country.

— kitty conley, Post-Tribune, "Scratching Post," 26 June 2017
Cole's hands are over Lili's, seemingly helping guide her or learning from her, given that in the original Archie comics, Betty is a skilled mechanic.

— gabe bergado, Teen Vogue, ""Riverdale" Season Two Might Incorporate This Classic Betty Cooper Trait," 23 June 2017

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First Known Use of skilled

1552

skilled Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of skilled

proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

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