skillful
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Synonyms
adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), virtuoso, workmanlike
Antonyms
amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful
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Among wild animals, bears are more like humans than most: intelligent, omnivorous, skillful. — David James, Anchorage Daily News, "New book explores mankind’s fascination with bears, from Stone Age to 'Winnie the Pooh’," 31 Aug. 2019 Handlebar Diner The far reaches of east Mesa get left out of the conversation too often, but Adam Allison’s Crispy Clucker is a straightforward and skillful rendition that gives the denizens of Eastmark little incentive to travel west. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Forget Popeyes and Chick-fil-A. These 13 chicken sandwiches in metro Phoenix are better," 28 Aug. 2019 Perhaps a more skillful thought: 'Parenting is hard for everyone. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "How to Keep Your Cool Around Your Kids When You're Ready to Blow, According to a Clinical Social Worker," 19 Aug. 2019 He was known as a larger than life figure who was a sharpshooter, storyteller and skillful hunter. — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, "The Alamo celebrates Davy Crockett’s 233rd birthday anniversary," 17 Aug. 2019 Freeze-framing through Biles’ routine, Sands points to one small mid-air adjustment that shows how skillful her landing was. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "The Biomechanical Perfection of Simone Biles in Flight," 13 Aug. 2019 Spot the superb lyrebird in Australia’s rainforest The superb lyrebird is one of the world’s most skillful vocal impersonators. — Trevor Cox, National Geographic, "15 musical wonders to see—and hear," 31 July 2019 Under Eddie Carney’s direction, music and voices mesh and sound designer Eric Simna is skillful. — cleveland.com, "The arts help us honor the past and envision the future: Sun Messages," 6 July 2019 Only a few years ago, VinÃcius, a skillful and speedy wing, was living in a cramped room with more than a half-dozen family members in a Rio de Janeiro municipality notorious for violent crime and crippling poverty. — Tariq Panja, New York Times, "Old Friends and Family Recipes Fuel a Real Madrid Prodigy," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skillful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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