SKILLFULLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

skillfully

adverb

Definition of skillfully

as in masterfully

in a skillful or expert manner skillfully guided the powerboat around the obstacles

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Recent Examples of skillfully Dolin skillfully weaves these accounts and other materials into a compelling narrative. — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026 None wielded that weapon more skillfully than the victims and enemies of slavery. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 In one of prettiest team goals of this tournament, Ayase Ueda skillfully found Ritsu Doan, who threaded it to Maeda. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026 The staff knows the menu and wine list back to front, and buzz around the dining room quickly and skillfully. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 Justin Hale has spent his career helping leaders break that silence—skillfully, humanely, and with lasting results. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Sharing skillfully, in ways that foster connection, isn’t always easy, Lyubomirsky and Reis insist. — Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 Sudden death couldn’t be helped, of course, but physicians tended skillfully to injuries suffered by the survivors. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skillfully

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While traditional tailoring and minimalist silhouettes dominated the red carpet, prospects masterfully personalized their looks.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Son moved fast, especially up the left wing, and arced balls masterfully into the corners of the net.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

Definition of masterfully

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The single-sided swingarm back there reveals a custom suspension setup from Wilbers, with the front forks artfully clad in aluminum panels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Room service is spectacular—impeccably delivered and artfully plated, best enjoyed from your private terrace overlooking the lake.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of artfully

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In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
Directed by brothers Drew and Eric Dowdle, who capably remade REC (2007) as Quarantine (2008), The Poughkeepsie Tapes makes up for its occasional lapses in realism with its utterly disturbing portrayal of pure evil.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of capably

Adverb

The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
The Carnaby expertly mixes Ramsay’s reputation for Michelin star culinary excellence with a 1960s British Invasion rock n’ roll vibe that’s retro hip, energetic and just a bit irreverent.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

Definition of expertly

Adverb

That fear came to a head when Crowley had her captured and her dad had to come find her after deftly escaping prison.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
But despite multiple shots by Spain, Argentina deftly defended its goal—forcing the match to go into extra time.

— Michael Schneider for Variety, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

Definition of deftly

Adverb

Other counties have procedures for permitting structures that don’t fall neatly into building code categories.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
India's generations do not map neatly onto categories developed elsewhere, and this was not a clean story of one generation replacing older politics.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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