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

Related Articles Botstein led Bard College from 1975 and was known as a deft fundraiser who helped earn the small institution global renown.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
In a deft bit of narrative maneuvering, Gerald’s voice breaking was written into the show; Jamil Walker Smith played the character for all five seasons and one movie.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deft

Adjective

Provincial governments, adept at interpreting and carrying out the central leadership’s priorities, have responded rapidly.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
The service Staff are adept at service that’s natural, but makes guests feel special.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 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

Baseball serves as a test platform for these underlying capabilities, with dexterous manipulation, the ability to handle objects skillfully and reliably, remaining the larger objective.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
How much tactile data will be required for breakthroughs in dexterous tasks remains unclear.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dexterous

Adjective

Minervini, a polished and skilled host, did good work in the Marlins studio for a quarter century.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Co-founder Bohdan Sas said the company is focusing on missions that place heavy demands on skilled operators, including reconnaissance, counter-drone defense and precision-strike assistance.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Charles is dark and brooding, but proficient in manly pursuits.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of proficient

Adjective

Arcel is masterful in a character study whose protagonist is often unreadable and elusive — and whose previously unexposed inner cold streak proves catastrophic to her community.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
This and countless other masterful texts explain why Freud, quite rightly, received the city of Frankfurt’s Goethe Prize.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026