📖 Definitions of "Skilled"
adjective
- 1
Having or showing skill; skillful.
- 2
Requiring special abilities or training.
🔄 Synonyms of "Skilled"
21 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| delicatenoun | Easily damaged or requiring careful handling. |
| adeptnoun | One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient |
| proficientnoun | Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill. |
| meanverb | To intend. |
| goodnoun | Of a person or an animal: |
| coolverb | (informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| finenoun | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
| consummateverb | Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute. |
| completeverb | (transitive) To make whole or entire. |
| versatile | Capable of doing many things competently. |
| expertnoun | A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. |
| accomplished | Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training. |
| skillful | Possessing skill; skilled. |
| practiced | skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice |
| masterful | In the manner of a master; very skillful.ç |
| skilful | Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful |
| trained | Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination). |
| masterly | Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful. |
| sure-handed | Confident and skillful; practiced; expert. |
| ball-hawkingnoun | (sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Skilled"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unskilled | Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Skilled"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| skillful | Possessing skill; skilled. |
| adeptnoun | One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient |
| proficient | Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill. |
| expertnoun | A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. |
| practicedverb | skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice |
| sure-handed | Confident and skillful; practiced; expert. |
| masterly | Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful. |
| masterful | In the manner of a master; very skillful.ç |
| good | Of a person or an animal: |
| fine | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
| consummate | Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute. |
| meannoun | Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby. |
| accomplishedverb | Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training. |
| master | Masterful. |
| versatile | Capable of doing many things competently. |
| delicate | Easily damaged or requiring careful handling. |
| complete | With all parts included; with nothing missing; full. |
| trained | Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination). |
| skilful | Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful |
| virtuosonoun | Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. |
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