Thesaurus
finesse
Synonyms and Antonyms of finesse
- maneuvered his opponent into checkmate with his customary finesse
faculty, knack, prowess, talent
competence, competency, efficiency, expertise, know-how, proficiency
ingeniousness, ingenuity, resourcefulness
artfulness, artifice, caginess (also cageyness), canniness, craft, craftiness, cunning, cunningness, deviousness, foxiness, guile, slickness, slyness, sneakiness, subtleness, wiliness
finesse
Synonyms and Antonyms of finesse
- I had to finesse the schedule a bit to fit in another patient that afternoon.
- He tried to finesse the blame for the fiasco, even though he was in charge at the time.
avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, get around, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), shun, weasel (out of)
fight shy of, keep clear of, stay clear of, steer clear of
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