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skillfulness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of skillfulness

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

the skillfulness with which she handled that touchy situation is indeed admirable

Synonyms of skillfulness

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

Words Related to skillfulness

dexterity, ease, finesse, handiness

experience, expertise, expertness, know-how, proficiency

creativity, ingenuity, inventiveness, knowledge, learning

aptitude, bent, flair, gift, knack, talent

Near Antonyms of skillfulness

amateurishness, awkwardness, clumsiness, crudeness, klutziness, rudeness

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

Antonyms of skillfulness

artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness

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