English Explanatory Dictionary

skilled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having or showing skill; skillful.
  2. Requiring special abilities or training.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of skill

Pronunciation

/skɪld/ en-us-skilled.ogg

Word forms

skilled more skilled most skilled

Etymology

From skill (noun) + -ed.

Synonyms

able artful habile accomplished adept adroit apt capable competent consummate conversant crack crafty deft dexterous expert facile fluent gain handy maestrolike masterful masterlike masterly masterous professional proficient qualified quick ready skilled skillful thoroughbred tight practiced versed

Antonyms

amateurish bungling clumsy inapt incapable incompetent inept inexpert maladroit unable unprofessional unqualified unskilled unskillful

Related words

knowledgeable skill efficient excellent forte

Derived words

a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor low-skilled multiskilled multi-skilled nonskilled semi-skilled semiskilled skilledly superskilled underskilled unskilled
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