skillful

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skillful

The artisan demonstrates a skillful hand while carving the wooden bird.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Possessing or displaying skill; expert, adept, or proficient: Describes a person who has or shows great ability, competence, and knowledge in a particular activity or field.
    • Executed with or requiring skill and precision: Describes an action, piece of work, or performance that demonstrates technical ability, dexterity, or finesse.
Usage Examples
  • Describing a person:
    • She is a skillful negotiator who always finds a compromise.
    • The skillful carpenter crafted the furniture by hand.
  • Describing an action or work:
    • The surgeon made a skillful incision.
    • He made a skillful play to win the chess match.
Advanced Usage
  • "skillful at/in (doing) something": Used to specify the area of skill.
    • She is remarkably skillful at solving complex problems.
    • He is skillful in the art of diplomacy.
  • "skillful with something": Used to indicate proficiency with a tool or instrument.
    • The artist is skillful with a paintbrush.
Variants and Related Words
  • Skillfully (adverb): In a skillful manner.
    • She skillfully maneuvered the car into the tight parking space.
  • Skillfulness (noun): The quality or state of being skillful.
    • His skillfulness as a programmer is widely recognized.
Synonyms
  • Adept: Very skilled or proficient.
  • Expert: Having or involving great knowledge or skill.
  • Proficient: Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
  • Deft: Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
  • Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Antonyms
  • Clumsy: Awkward in movement or action; not skillful.
  • Inept: Having or showing no skill; incompetent.
  • Unskillful: Lacking skill or proficiency.
skillful

The artisan demonstrates a skillful hand while carving the wooden bird.

Adjective
  1. done with delicacy and skill
    • a nice bit of craft
    • a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer
    • a nice shot
  2. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    • adept in handicrafts
    • an adept juggler
    • an expert job
    • a good mechanic
    • a practiced marksman
    • a proficient engineer
    • a lesser-known but no less skillful composer
    • the effect was achieved by skillful retouching