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. Troy Brennan:

   We're working with each of the states now, and it will be challenging because each state will be different, some states will say just vaccinate the people in the skilled nursing facility. Some states will want us to vaccinate not only the people in the skilled nursing facility but the healthcare workers in those facilities, so those kinds of details are going to vary from state to state.

2. Anuradha Saha:

   Broadly both parties are on the same page in terms of attracting foreign investment, increasing employment, irrespective of which government is formed... we have the human capital, our high skilled labor is really skilled, and in that sense we are an attractive destination to invest in.

3. Chrispine Sibande:

   The 1861 law, under section 243 of the penal code, says abortion can only be performed by a skilled person through operation. Now you and me would ask' who is this skilled person' ? So the new law clarifies that.

4. English Proverb:

   A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

5. Kongming (Zhuge Liang):

   Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.