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Synonyms for skill
skɪlskill
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, readinessPreposition:
Dexterity of hand, of movement, of management; with the pen; in action, in manipulating men; at cards.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
skill
Synonyms:
expertness, aptitude, #n/a
Princeton's WordNet
skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainmentnoun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Synonyms:
science, accomplishment, acquisition, learning, attainment, acquirement, achievementskill, 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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Editors Contribution
experiencenoun
Submitted by tuan7121993 on March 10, 2022prowessnoun
Submitted by Providence on July 2, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
skillnoun
Synonyms:
skilfulness, dexterity, dexterousness, aptness, adroitness, readiness, facility, expertness, cleverness, quickness, knack, address, ingenuity, ability
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
skillnoun
Synonyms:
adroitness, ingenuity, cleverness, technic, dexterity, proficiency, expertness, facility, deftness, knackAntonyms:
maladroitness, empiricism, quackery, inexpertness, clumsiness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#440 | science | |
#670 | learning | |
#1120 | skills | |
#1589 | ability | |
#1686 | capacity | |
#3794 | acquisition | |
#4016 | expertise | |
#4391 | skill | |
#5127 | achievement | |
#5170 | talent | |
#5190 | jurisdiction | |
#5717 | qualifications | |
#7577 | abilities | |
#8406 | qualification | |
#10206 | competence | |
#12633 | proficiency | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#13477 | attainment | |
#13549 | competency | |
#14244 | competencies | |
#18065 | accomplishment | |
#23634 | jurisdictional | |
#26088 | aptitude | |
#32408 | dexterity | |
#44855 | competences | |
#69512 | cleverness | |
#77245 | aptitudes | |
#210884 | acquirement | |
#291246 | adroitness |
How to use skill in a sentence?
I dont think any of us had any doubts about ABs skill set, its good everybody sees it. He continues to be what we expect him to be, and thats a great wide receiver and good football player. For us thats a tremendous asset and takes a huge stress off the offensive linemen and the running backs. Theres no way you can pinpoint one facet of our offense to try to shut us down. Hes a huge help. Were glad to have him.
[ It ] is the biggest skill set I’ve acquired, and it makes me feel good.
If you play enough gin hands, a 1 or 2% difference in skill translates to almost an assured win over many, many, many hands of gin, but you could have a big difference — maybe a 60 to 40% skill level difference — and gin is still chancy enough to where you could play 10 hands and lose six or seven of the hands than someone much worse than you skill-wise.
The purpose of the barbecue is not for gays and straights but also black, white, any race, any sex and he-saying whatever to bring people together to talk — something we have lost the skill to do.
Walter Lord, World War II Memorial in Washington, DC:
Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit- a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor- that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.
Translations for skill
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- vaardigheidAfrikaans
- مهارةArabic
- habilitatCatalan, Valencian
- schopnostCzech
- færdighedDanish
- Fertigkeit, Fähigkeit, Kunst, Geschicklichkeit, TalentGerman
- επιδεξιότηταGreek
- habilidad, destreza, maña, talentoSpanish
- مهارتPersian
- taito, kykyFinnish
- fimi, kynstur, hegni, kunsturFaroese
- compétence, capacité, habileté, donFrench
- יכולת, כישרוןHebrew
- निपुणता, कौशल, सकील, कुशलताHindi
- ügyesség, hozzáértésHungarian
- talento, habilitateInterlingua
- ahli, mampuIndonesian
- capacità, abilitàItalian
- 技術, 技能, スキルJapanese
- 기술Korean
- potentia, peritia, potestas, habilitasLatin
- įgūdisLithuanian
- कौशल्यMarathi
- kemahiran, skilMalay
- bekwaamheid, vaardigheidDutch
- dugleik, ferdigheit, dyktigheit, evne, talent, dyktighet, ferdighetNorwegian
- umiejętnośćPolish
- habilidade, talentoPortuguese
- abilitate, talent, pricepereRomanian
- способность, сноровка, навык, мастерство, талант, дар, умение, искусствоRussian
- schopnosťSlovak
- spretnost, veščinaSlovene
- skicklighet, färdighetSwedish
- uhodariSwahili
- திறமைTamil
- నేర్పు, నిపుణతTelugu
- beceriTurkish
- вмінняUkrainian
- مہارتUrdu
- 技能Chinese
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