prowess
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Synonyms & Antonyms for prowess
Synonyms
bottle [British slang], bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], stoutness, valor, virtue
Antonyms
cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness
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Antetokounmpo battled Rudy Gobert for Defensive Player of the Year in 2018-19; there’s little discussion over his defensive prowess other than collective gawking at his highlights. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "How Can Giannis Antetokounmpo Rise From MVP to Champion in 2020?," 3 Sep. 2019 Their prowess ensures the correct amount of pressure is applied during the treatment, so your skin isn't overworked. — Taylore Glynn, Harper's BAZAAR, "Eight Skin-Transforming Secrets from a Korean Facialist," 22 Aug. 2019 Salman Siddiqui, who is in his 20s and studies science in the state of Uttar Pradesh, wanted to showcase his musical writing prowess and contacted Nirmal. — Washington Post, "India’s ‘patriotism pop’ songs urge Hindus to claim Kashmir," 22 Aug. 2019 From that, to his defensive prowess behind the plate, Rutschman has a lot the Orioles are happy to see. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles promote top pick Adley Rutschman to Delmarva after hot stretch in Aberdeen: ‘You can see him settling in’," 20 Aug. 2019 According to Vogue, Vaquera, CDLM/Creatures of the Wind, and Section 8 have decided to combine their fashion prowess into a triple-feature show on Monday, September 9, at 9 p.m. — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "Vaquera, CDLM/Creatures of the Wind, and Section 8 Will Showcase Their Spring Summer 2020 Collections Together During NYFW," 13 Aug. 2019 Trump jumped often from topic to topic during the rally, at times going off script to brag about his prowess as a presidential candidate or to complain about his media coverage since deciding to run for office. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "President Trump blasts 'left-wing extremists,' mocks Democrats at rally," 1 Aug. 2019 In addition to her pitching prowess, Uribe added to her value with her bat this season. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "Daily Pilot Softball Dream Team: Grace Uribe gave Huntington Beach a puncher’s chance," 26 July 2019 In track and field, St. Francis’ Matthew Molina again showcased his prowess. — Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, "Looking Back: St. Francis serves, runs way to success in 2018-19 season," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prowess.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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