ADROITLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

adroitly

adverb

Definition of adroitly

as in masterfully

in a skillful or expert manner the captain adroitly navigated his vessel through the treacherous waters

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Recent Examples of adroitly The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels. — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 Rams architects Les Snead and Sean McVay can still adroitly motivate a player without pressing too hard. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Shrines, Puzzles, and a Sprawling World The Adventures of Elliot adroitly fuses sharp combat with intricate puzzle-solving, further cementing the Zelda feel. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026 Jenny Connell Davis’ adroitly constructed one-act play weaves together significant challenges for four women across seven decades. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 Leo’s visit, in December, to Lebanon, which is home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, dating back to the time of the apostles Peter and Paul, now looks adroitly timed. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 There’s something comical in the symmetry, in how adroitly this word seems to shuttle between joy and pain. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 One Battle After Another is another example of a film that adroitly channels modern anxieties. — Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026 The therapist should adroitly excavate what the AI has told the client. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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Ahluwalia x Puma Blending the designer’s Indian-Nigerian culture with Puma’s legendary sportswear designs, this partnership masterfully resulted in a colorful, chic athleisure capsule.

— Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
The Soundcore Select 4 Go pairs an adventure-proof IP67 design with exceptional 20-hour battery life masterfully.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of masterfully

Adverb

Jay has always skillfully folded each turn into his larger mythology, going from drug dealer to rapper to label boss to executive with an air of inevitability, every choice subsumed into the glory of the hustle.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
These nine classics skillfully keep audiences guessing while depicting different kinds of waking nightmares, making the protagonists’ traumas our own for a few entertaining hours.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of skillfully

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Throughout her career, Simon has deftly taken on fraught historical or political baggage but always in a way that prioritizes the emotional core of the material.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of deftly

Adverb

The rest of the filmmaking, too, is content to coast at a lower difficulty setting, from the proficient but anonymously taupe lensing by master DP Robert Elswit to an untested ensemble of ever-watchable actors playing capably to type.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
And there was also a favorable response on Saturday to Amazon/MGM’s Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, an action-thriller led capably by Mahershala Ali.

— Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of capably

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What makes the guest list truly striking is its refusal to stay neatly within the lines of traditional fashion.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.

— Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of neatly

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Though Simone Rocha’s pink fluff of formal attire from her spring 2027 collection was full of playful romance, Edgar-Jones’s structured Chloé design artfully contrasted with a past era’s traditional adoption of romantic verve.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Clearing the air, artfully, is an opportunity to draw a group closer together.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of artfully

Adverb

Kelela expertly navigated this conversation while promoting her immersive New Avatar, which surveys indie rock, shoegaze and grunge from an R&B vantage point.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

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