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

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
The Encanto handyman has been dubbed the fastest skilled maintenance man in California and Hawaii by the National Apartment Association for five years.

— diane bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Team USA's search for Olympic-caliber athletes comes to San Diego", 19 June 2017
A number of skilled musicians, some of them household names, have been blind or faced other physical challenges.

— neil genzlinger, New York Times, "Review: ‘Hearing Is Believing’ Documents a Rare Talent", 15 June 2017
Living things are always changing, and those changes can be truly extraordinary. Seek Out the Handmade Touches of the handmade can transform a house into a home, but this doesn’t just include items made by skilled artisans.

— julie pointer adams, Bon Appetit, "Wabi-Sabi Is the Cure For Your Dinner Party Anxiety", 13 June 2017
Some contracts are pegged to the state minimum, so more money for the least-skilled workers can trickle upward.

— dan mcswain, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Is San Diego's new minimum wage already hurting its poor?", 11 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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