skilled (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *skilled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	skilled	having or showing or requiring special skill

skilled > pronunciation
Sounds	skih'ld
Rhymes	billed ... unskilled: 16 rhymes with ihld...

English > *skilled*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having or showing or requiring special skill.
Examples	"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"
Narrower	accomplished, complete	Highly skilled
	adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful	Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	ball-hawking	Used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit
	consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso	Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
	delicate	marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
	hot	Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
	mean	excellent
	sure-handed	Proficient and confident in performance
	technical, expert	Of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
	versatile	competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
See also	competent	properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
	experienced, experient	Having experience
	white-collar	Of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers
Opposite	unskilled	not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency / proficiency
Spanish	cualificado, especializado, hábil
Catalan	especialitzat, qualificat

HyperDic: skilled