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skillful
Synonyms and Antonyms of skillful
- the ice skater performed a skillful and graceful series of jumps
- performance testing of automobiles that should be done only by skillful drivers on a closed course
accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), professed, proficient, skilled, versed, veteran, virtuoso
adroit, clever, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, slick, sure-handed
effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike
able, capable, competent, employable, fit, fitted, habile, qualified
educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored
all-around (also all-round), well-rounded
Synonym Discussion of skillful
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- proficient in translating foreign languages
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- adept at doing long division
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- a skilled surgeon
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- skillful drivers
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- expert in the evaluation of wines
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