Synonyms for skill
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1. skill

   Adroitness (French à, to, and droit, right) and dexterity (Latin dexter, right, right-hand) might each be rendered "right-handedness;" but adroitness carries more of the idea of eluding, parrying, or checking some hostile movement, or taking advantage of another in controversy; dexterity conveys the idea of doing, accomplishing something readily and well, without reference to any action of others. We speak of adroitness in fencing, boxing, or debate; of dexterity in horsemanship, in the use of tools, weapons, etc. Aptitude (Latin aptus, fit, fitted) is a natural readiness, which by practise may be developed into dexterity. Skill is more exact to line, rule, and method than dexterity. Dexterity can not be communicated, and, oftentimes can not even be explained by its possessor; skill to a very great extent can be imparted; "skilled workmen" in various trades are numbered by thousands. Compare ADDRESS; CLEVER; POWER; SKILFUL.

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, aptitude, cleverness, dexterity, expertness, readiness

   Preposition:
   Dexterity of hand, of movement, of management; with the pen; in action, in manipulating men; at cards.

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1. skill

   Synonyms:
   expertness, aptitude, #n/a

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1. skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainmentnoun

   an ability that has been acquired by training

   Synonyms:
   science, accomplishment, acquisition, learning, attainment, acquirement, achievement

2. skill, sciencenoun

   ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

   "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

   Synonyms:
   acquirement, attainment, science, acquisition, accomplishment, scientific discipline

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1. • Ability

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1. experiencenoun

   Submitted by tuan7121993 on March 10, 2022  

2. prowessnoun

   Submitted by Providence on July 2, 2023  

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1. skillnoun

   Synonyms:
   skilfulness, dexterity, dexterousness, aptness, adroitness, readiness, facility, expertness, cleverness, quickness, knack, address, ingenuity, ability

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1. skillnoun

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, ingenuity, cleverness, technic, dexterity, proficiency, expertness, facility, deftness, knack

   Antonyms:
   maladroitness, empiricism, quackery, inexpertness, clumsiness

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1. List of paraphrases for "skill":

   skills, competence, competency, competencies, jurisdiction, expertise, talent, ability, proficiency, know-how, aptitude, dexterity, competences, qualification, qualifications, abilities, capacity, aptitudes, jurisdictional

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1. Wendy Sherman:

   That skill set came in handy, you have to see all the parts in front of you. You really learn how to understand people.

2. Scott Gegenheimer:

   It's not about financial gain, (these) give us easier access to see what the new business models look like, they're more agile than a lot of the telecom operators. We don't have the time and skill sets to do this in house.

3. Bret Bielema:

   Reynolds is a very talented, accurate thrower, he’s got a lot of skill around him both at the running back and wide receiver position.

4. Yonel Dorelis:

   In the environment of Afghanistan and Iraq at the time, we could get by, and this wasnt to say we werent shot at all the time or the enemy didnt try to make it hard, but between training and luck and skill, we could make things happen 99.9 percent of the time.

5. Chris Harper:

   Anybody that has any basic handyman skills can do it, it’s more a practice of patience than it is a skill.