SKILL Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word skill. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SKILL
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ability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done | ||||||||
talent | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural abilities or qualities • a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity | ||||||||
aptitude | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • inherent ability | ||||||||
capability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally • the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment • an aptitude that may be developed | ||||||||
competence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | ||||||||
dexterity | nounn | |||||||
noun • adroitness in using the hands | ||||||||
expertise | nounn | |||||||
noun • skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | ||||||||
finesse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • subtly skillful handling of a situation | ||||||||
mastery | nounn | |||||||
noun • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • power to dominate or defeat • the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||||||||
proficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of having great facility and competence • skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | ||||||||
accomplishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of accomplishing something • an ability that has been acquired by training | ||||||||
acquirement | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ability that has been acquired by training | ||||||||
acquisition | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something • something acquired • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • an ability that has been acquired by training | ||||||||
attainment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of achieving an aim • arrival at a new stage • an ability that has been acquired by training | ||||||||
science | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular branch of scientific knowledge • ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | ||||||||
split | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) • an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea • a bottle containing half the usual amount • a promised or claimed share of loot or money • a lengthwise crack in wood • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl • an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something • division of a group into opposing factions adjective satellite • having been divided; having the unity destroyed • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain verb • separate into parts or portions • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure |