SURE-HANDED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

sure-handed

adjective

Definition of sure-handed

as in deft

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Recent Examples of sure-handed Barkate is set to be a sure-handed option for Mensah at outside receiver. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 And no one should want to see the Rams’ sure-handed wide receiver let generational wealth slip through his fingers. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 When healthy, Pearsall has shown an ability to break open fast as a sure-handed target. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 The Carolina Panthers knew that Chris Brazzell was going to be sure-handed and rangy and fast when the team selected him in the third round of the draft last month. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sure-handed

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Adjective

The tiebreak saw them trade mistakes, punctuated by a jaw-dropping point of lunging, acrobatic improvisation that Shelton won with a deft lob that sent Alcaraz sliding with his back to the net.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Giannetos is the artist behind Amal’s covetable hair, who crafted more boho brunette shades of caramel-brown and deft, light layers for the lawyer and humanitarian this summer.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of deft

Adjective

No wonder the action sequences never seem exhilarating — Latif may be adept at staying alive, but the sanctity of his soul is another matter entirely.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Advances in the sector also increase the chance of nefarious actors launching devastating cyberattacks, with AI becoming increasingly adept at identifying and exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

— Stephen Collins, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of adept

Adjective

But be that guy that can be skillful, a bruiser, fast and tough.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of skillful

Adjective

How much tactile data will be required for breakthroughs in dexterous tasks remains unclear.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
Cherki, as ever, was a lot of fun to watch and unlucky not to score with a shot that hit the post after some dexterous footwork.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dexterous

Adjective

When an accident occurs on a steep part of the road, police and emergency services wait until skilled climbers arrive.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Beyond its locations and skilled crews, the city brings together the connections, accommodation, infrastructure and specialist services needed to organize a complex production.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Often a parent hears a child speaking English with friends or siblings and assumes the child is already proficient and has exited the program, Villarreal said.

— Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The most technically proficient person in the room is not always the most valuable.

— Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of proficient

Adjective

Whether the ban was a masterful gambit or an unsupervised temper tantrum, its most revealing consequence—and, perhaps, point of contrast with Acostagate—has been in the strong reaction of the targets’ colleagues in the media.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Infinitely more important than a number or a note on a fancy piano, Christian Science teaches that each of us exists as a masterful, one-of-a-kind, and wholly good creation of God.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of masterful

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