skilled B2 Topic:Education & Learning US /skɪld/ See IPA manual Freq #8867 Meanings 1 adj good at doing something because of training or experience Only the most skilled gymnasts make the Olympic team. 2 adj needing special training or ability to do Bricklaying is skilled work that takes years to learn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · good at doing something... skillful More ableaccomplishedadeptadroitaptartfulcapablecompetentconsummateconversantcrackcrafty ↔ Opposites amateurishbunglingclumsyinaptincapableincompetentineptinexpertmaladroitunableunprofessionalunqualified Word family Derived forms low-skilledmulti-skilledmultiskillednonskilledsemi-skilledsemiskilledskilledlysuperskilledunderskilledunskilled Related forms efficientexcellentforteknowledgeableskill Common collocations skilled workman Adjective + noun Etymology From skill (noun) + -ed. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # skilled **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /skɪld/ **Frequency rank:** 8867 ## Meanings 1. good at doing something because of training or experience 2. needing special training or ability to do ## Examples - Only the most skilled gymnasts make the Olympic team. - Bricklaying is skilled work that takes years to learn. ## Synonyms - able - accomplished - adept - adroit - apt - artful - capable - competent - consummate - conversant - crack - crafty ## Antonyms - amateurish - bungling - clumsy - inapt - incapable - incompetent - inept - inexpert - maladroit - unable - unprofessional - unqualified ## Derived Forms - low-skilled - multi-skilled - multiskilled - nonskilled - semi-skilled - semiskilled - skilledly - superskilled - underskilled - unskilled ## Related Forms - efficient - excellent - forte - knowledgeable - skill ## Etymology From skill (noun) + -ed. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown