Synonyms for skill
skɪlskill

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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

Matched Categories

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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How to use skill in a sentence?

1. Queen Pangke Tabora:

   The world outside is really noisy and you will find peace underwater, it’s a good skill in the real world, especially during the pandemic.

2. Michael Elleman:

   The Houthis themselves are not yet well-trained enough to fire a missile like that. The skill and expertise needed to operate the missile and target an air base are probably only present in the rump of Saleh's army.

3. Christopher Zeeman:

   Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity.

4. Robert L. Kruse, Data Structures and Program Design:

   An apprentice carpenter may want only a hammer and saw, but a master craftsman employs many precision tools. Computer programming likewise requires sophisticated tools to cope with the complexity of real applications, and only practice with these tools will build skill in their use.

5. Lewis Mumford:

   Sport in the sense of a mass-spectacle, with death to add to the underlying excitement, comes into existence when a population has been drilled and regimented and depressed to such an extent that it needs at least a vicarious participation in difficult feats of strength or skill or heroism in order to sustain its waning life-sense.