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skillful
Meaning: good at doing something that requires practice
skillful in a sentence
How skillful is used in real sentences:
The skillful drummer kept a steady beat through the entire song.
The skillful carpenter built a sturdy shelf with perfectly even edges.
“Skillful skateboarders curved around waiting families without touching a single bag.”
— from the passage The Waiting Map
Synonyms for skillful
Other words for skillful — adept, capable and proficient — carry the same meaning.
- adept
- capable
- proficient
Antonyms of skillful
Words that mean the opposite of skillful:
- inept
- unskilled
Where it comes from
From Old Norse skil 'knowledge' + -ful
Memory hook
Someone skillful is full of skill.