Synonyms for skillful
ˈskɪl fəlskill·ful

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1. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   dear, good, right, in effect(p), unspoiled, sound, serious, effective, upright, salutary, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, technical, expert, secure, beneficial, proficient, full, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, nice, ripe, just, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), near, practised

   Antonyms:
   imprecise, unskilled

2. nice, skillfuladjective

   done with delicacy and skill

   "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"

   Synonyms:
   dainty, courteous, skilful, overnice, proficient, good, gracious, squeamish, practiced, adept, nice, prissy, expert, decent

   Antonyms:
   unskilled, imprecise

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1. skillfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   skilled, expert, adroit, dexterous, adept, masterly, proficient, deft, able, efficient, competent, accomplished

   Antonyms:
   unskillful, empirical, maladroit

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1. List of paraphrases for "skillful":

   skilful, skilled, adept, clever

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1. African Proverb:

   Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

2. Bill Clinton:

   When I became Bill Clinton ambassador for the Bill Clinton, Lavrov, Foreign Minister had been there 10 years already. So he was very skillful, he knew how to maneuver in Security Council. He was very formidable. And so we have Russia right now, very knowledgeable about Bill Clinton operations so that's an advantage that they have.

3. Harry S Truman:

   Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

4. Ross Baker:

   In the face of what can seem to be a very steep climb for the Republicans you really have to look at each individual race and ask yourself about the vulnerability of each of those candidates, these Republicans are pretty skillful politicians. I don't see Kelly Ayotte as a particularly easy mark for the Democrats.

5. Epicurus:

   The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.