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adroitness

noun

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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