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adroitness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of adroitness

1 mental skill or quickness

shows a remarkable adroitness in identifying birds the moment they land at the feeder

Synonyms of adroitness

cleverness, dexterity, finesse, sleight

Words Related to adroitness

ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, faculty, knack, prowess, talent

competence, competency, efficiency, expertise, know-how, proficiency

ingeniousness, ingenuity, resourcefulness

savvy, sharpness, shrewdness

artfulness, artifice, caginess (also cageyness), canniness, craft, craftiness, cunning, cunningness, deviousness, foxiness, guile, slickness, slyness, sneakiness, subtleness, wiliness

Near Antonyms of adroitness

inadequacy, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, ineptness

brainlessness, denseness, density, doltishness, dopiness, dullness (also dulness), dumbness, fatuity, foolishness, mindlessness, obtuseness, senselessness, simpleness, slowness, stupidity, stupidness, witlessness

2 subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something

with the adroitness of a magician, she twisted the balloons into the shape of a monkey

Synonyms of adroitness

adeptness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skill, skillfulness

Words Related to adroitness

dexterity, ease, finesse, handiness

experience, expertise, expertness, know-how, proficiency

creativity, ingenuity, inventiveness, knowledge, learning

aptitude, bent, flair, gift, knack, talent

Near Antonyms of adroitness

amateurishness, awkwardness, clumsiness, crudeness, klutziness, rudeness

inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency

Antonyms of adroitness

artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness

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