Synonyms for skilled
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1. skilled

   Skilful signifies possessing and using readily practical knowledge and ability, having alert and well-trained faculties with reference to a given work. One is adept in that for which he has a natural gift improved by practise; he is expert in that of which training, experience, and study have given him a thorough mastery; he is dexterous in that which he can do effectively, with or without training, especially in work of the hand or bodily activities. In the case of the noun, "an expert" denotes one who is "experienced" in the fullest sense, a master of his branch of knowledge. A skilled workman is one who has thoroughly learned his trade, though he may be naturally quite dull; a skilful workman has some natural brightness, ability, and power of adaptation, in addition to his acquired knowledge and dexterity. Compare CLEVER; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Synonyms:
   accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, handy, happy, ingenious, practised, proficient, skilful, trained

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bungling, clumsy, helpless, inexpert, maladroit, shiftless, unhandy, unskilled, untaught, untrained

   Preposition:
   Skilful at or in a work, with a pen or tool of any kind.

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1. skilledadjective

   having or showing or requiring special skill

   "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

   Antonyms:
   artless, semiskilled(a), botched, humble, unskillful, botchy, hopeless, menial, fumbling, clumsy, rusty, bungling, crude, butcherly, bungled, rough, incompetent, unskilled, weak, lubberly, lowly, out of practice(p)

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1. skilledadjective

   Synonyms:
   SKILFUL

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1. List of paraphrases for "skilled":

   qualified, trained, specialized, competent, skilful, specialised, specialty, well-qualified, skillful, specialist, well-trained, talented, skills, relevant, highly-qualified

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1. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

2. Tom Stenzel:

   It's very skilled labor, if you're a peach picker, you're very different than a strawberry picker. And the ability to handle the volume and keep up with the pace — it's a professional job.

3. New York:

   They're an extremely skilled line and they definitely got their chances, i thought we did a better job as the series went on. It’s tough to completely shut those guys down, they’re going to get their chances.

4. Dwight Scott:

   While we await the results of tests to determine if the snow leopard is positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, we can assure you the snow leopard and the Amur leopards who share his habitat are receiving excellent care, our veterinary teams and wildlife care specialists at both the Zoo and Safari Park are highly skilled, dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to ensure the well-being of the wildlife in our care.

5. English Proverb:

   A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.