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Synonyms & Antonyms for skill
Synonyms: Noun
adeptness, adroitness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skillfulness
Antonyms: Noun
artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness
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Examples of skill in a Sentence
Noun
Poker is a game of luck and skill. The work is difficult and requires a lot of skill. Cooking is a useful skill. He has excellent social skills.
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Composers have to be schooled in a deep-seated tradition and learn skills that go back not just generations but centuries. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Scotland, Suffering, and Silence: An Interview with Sir James MacMillan," 30 Aug. 2019 Animals that survive the initial onslaught of infection remain at risk, as their lack of motor skills leaves them vulnerable to shark attacks and fatal encounters with boats. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Parasite Spread by House Cats Is Killing California’s Sea Otters," 30 Aug. 2019 These odd rebels bring a formidable range of skills to their mission. — The Economist, "The unlikely Tory rebels," 29 Aug. 2019 However, that continually puts me in a place of naivete — learning new skills, developing new techniques, and making a lot of mistakes. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Artist Melissa Walter always pushing her work to ‘new evolutions’," 27 Aug. 2019 Machine learning’s tightly scoped skills can also produce entertaining or nasty surprises. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "Ask the Know-It-Alls: How Do Machines Learn?," 26 Aug. 2019 This would help us get more comfortable with the poles before learning more advanced skills. — Carly Breit, PEOPLE.com, "We Tried It: A Class with Jennifer Lopez's Pole Dancing Trainer," 26 Aug. 2019 In the finale, the chef journeys to the rugged Alaskan Panhandle to learn survival skills and discover local cuisine. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "Gordon Ramsay rock climbs in a snowstorm in exclusive clip for Uncharted season finale," 22 Aug. 2019 The highly interactive sessions begin with a fun activity, like learning name remembering skills. — Crystal Beaulieu, cleveland.com, "25 & Alive program in Independence allows high school students to learn skills for success," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On July 29, a youth skills camp, free of charge for boys and girls, will take place at the Keney Woodland Basketball Courts in Keney Park in Hartford. — Mike Anthony, courant.com, "Celebrating Hartford's Rich Basketball History In July," 31 May 2017 Better options for a ramp-down business would include services that leverage expertise or skills the entrepreneur is already known for. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, "Working Strategies: Business startup as career ramp-down," 13 May 2017 Instruction focuses on what is interesting and meaningful to each child, layering necessary skilling on top, with six classes divided into age groups. — Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, "These Preschools Are the Ivy League of Early Education," 11 Oct. 2016 Occasionally you are made to feel adrift in narrative Siberia, left to dream about condensation and editing, about the knife skills an oral historian should have in her kit. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel Laureate of Russian Misery, Has an English-Language Milestone MAY 20, 2016," 24 May 2016 There are also medical engineers skilled in the use of advanced diagnostic equipment, and hydro-engineers to stave off the flooding. — David Hiser, National Geographic, "Bringing the Ghostly City of Pompeii Back to Life," 8 Apr. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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