TALENTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

talents

noun

plural of talent

as in aptitudes

a special and usually inborn ability Liza's musical talent was already apparent by the time she was five a talent for coming up with really funny answers to stupid questions

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Recent Examples of talents This follows a series of antitrust victories against the NCAA and power conferences that have upended a system long inhibiting players’ abilities to fully benefit from the wealth their talents generated. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026 Over 50 other chefs will be bringing their talents to the event this year. —

Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 June 2026 Jhonny Level is taking his talents to the next level. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Janocko said the Raiders are experimenting with his positioning during practices to maximize his talents. —

Sam Warren, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The actress and producer has had great success in recent years, turning her talents to working behind the scenes of comedies about young people scrabbling their way through life. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026 IndieWire’s latest Pass the Remote screening at Vidiots Foundation in Eagle Rock will see the three talents participate in bookending Q&As moderated by IndieWire’s awards editor Marcus Jones. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 June 2026 Monroe was pilloried, in her moment, but she was also allowed by Hollywood to test her talents in a manner that, decades later, actresses known for their physicality still struggle to do. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026 The resulting picture, now known as Harlem 1958, became legendary for collecting some of the genre’s greatest talents, stretching from the swing era (Count Basie, Gene Krupa) to the peaks of bebop (Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie). —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.

— GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025