Skills

Synonyms for skill
noun ability, talent to do something

dexterity
artistry
accomplishment
prowess
ingenuity
art
intelligence
technique
finesse
experience
proficiency
quickness

job
readiness
expertise
clout
savvy
know-how
competence
expertness
smarts
adroitness
facility
sleight

profession
trade
aptitude
cleverness
knack
ease
dodge
craft
address
line
moxie
cunning

goods
deftness
stuff
command
right stuff
handiness
makings
skillfulness
expertism
what it takes
one’s thing

Antonyms for skills

clumsiness
inability
lack
ignorance
incompetence

avocation
entertainment
fun
incapacity
inexperience

ineptness
difficulty
stupidity
incapability

Concept Thesaurus for word skills
2. Complex voluntary action
Synonyms – noun

skill
dexterousness
proficiency
facility
mastery
ambidexterity
coachmanship
horsemanship
seamanship
rope-dancing.
art
practical knowledge
savoir faire
finesse
cleverness
capacity
endowment
genius
aptness
genius for
qualification
coup de maitre

skillfulness
adroitness
competence
knack
mastership
ambidextrousness
craftsmanship
huntsmanship
sportsmanship
accomplishment
science
technical knowledge.
tact
craftiness (cunning)
talent
parts
forte
intelligence
aptitude
felicity
habilitation.
chef d’euvre

address
expertness
craft
trick
excellence
sleight of hand (deception)
draftsmanship
marksmanship
statesmanship
acquirement
technicality
knowledge of the world
mother wit (sagacity)
management (conduct)
ability
talents
turn
sharpness, readiness (activity)
turn for
capability
proficient
tour de force

dexterity
expertise
callidity
sleight
panurgy
airmanship
draughtsmanship
penmanship
swordsmanship
attainment
technology
world wisdom
discretion (caution)
self-help.
ingenuity
faculty
gift
invention
capacity for
curiosa felicitas
masterpiece
good stroke (plan)

Synonyms – verbs

be skillful
know what’s what
know what’s o’clock
see where the wind lies
savoir vivre
live by one’s wits
stoop to conquer (cunning)
put the saddle on the right horse.
make a hit (succeed)

excel in
know a hawk from a handsaw
have cut one’s eye teeth
see which way the wind blows
scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent.
exercise one’s discretion
play one’s cards well
take advantage of
make a virtue of necessity

be master of
know what one is about
have cut one’s wisdom teeth.
have all one’s wits about one
look after the main chance
feather the oar
play one’s best card
make the most of
make hay while the sun shines (occasion)

have a turn for.
know on which side one’s bread is buttered
see one’s way
have one’s hand in
cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth
sail near the wind
hit the right nail on the head
profit by (use)

Synonyms – adjectives

skillful
apt
ready
good at
a good hand at
crack
practiced
well up in
efficient
fit for
prepared
cute
gifted
shrewd, sharp (intelligent)
not to be caught with chaff
nimble-fingered
fitted for.
daedalian
statesman-like.

dexterous
handy
gain
up to
au fait
accomplished
skilled
in practice
qualified
up to the mark
primed
able
talented
cunning
discreet.
ambidextrous
technical
shipshape

adroit
quick
slick, smart (active)
at home in
thoroughbred
conversant (knowing)
hackneyed
in proper cue
capable
trained
finished.
ingenious
endowed
alive to
neat-handed
sure-footed
artistic
workman-like

expert
deft
proficient
master of
masterly
experienced
up in
competent
fitted
initiated
clever
felicitous
inventive
up to snuff
fine-fingered
cut out for
scientific
business-like

Synonyms – phrases
ars celare artem; artes honorabit; celui qui veut celui-la peut; c’est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher sonhabilite; expertus metuit [Horace]; es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt; “heart to coceive
Antonyms

unskillfulness

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Other adjectives related to skills

a good hand at
affabrous
apt
capable
crack
daedalian
discreet
expert
fit for
gifted
hand
initiated
masterly
primed
ready
shrewd
statesmanlike
thoroughbred
up to snuff

able
alive to
artistic
clever
cunning
dedal
efficient
fabrile
fitted
good at
in practice
inventive
neat
proficient
scientific
skilled
surefooted
trained
up to the mark

accomplished
ambidextral
at home in
competent
cut out for
deft
endowed
felicitous
fitted for
habile
in proper cue
master of
practiced
qualified
sharp
skillful
talented
up in
well up in

adroit
ambidextrous
businesslike
conversant
dab
dexterous
experienced
fine
gain
hackneyed
ingenious
masterful
prepared
quick
shipshape
smart
technical
up to
workmanlike

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