dexterous | Definition of dexterous

Synonyms and Antonyms of dexterous

1 skillful with the hands

the dexterous watchmaker was able to repair the antique watch's delicate gears and parts

Synonyms of dexterous

clever, cunning, deft, handy

Words Related to dexterous

agile, flexible, graceful, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

able, adept, capable, competent, expert, habile, masterful, masterly, proficient, qualified, skilled, skillful, sure-handed

double-jointed, loose-jointed

Near Antonyms of dexterous

awkward, bungling, clumsy, fumbling, gauche, gawky, graceless, klutzy, rough-hewn, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungainly, ungraceful, wooden

incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, maladroit

Antonyms of dexterous

butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, unhandy

2 accomplished with trained ability

dexterous handling of a potentially embarrassing situation

Synonyms of dexterous

adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), skillful, virtuoso, workmanlike

Words Related to dexterous

artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat

adept, clever, cunning

able, adequate, capable, competent

Near Antonyms of dexterous

awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy

ineffective, ineffectual

incompetent, inept

Antonyms of dexterous

amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful