Deft synonyms

dĕft

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skilled
Having or showing skill; expert.
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dexterous (related)
Skillful in some specific thing
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adroit
Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.
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agile
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
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clumsy (antonym)
The definition of clumsy is someone or something that is shaped, made or moves awkwardly.
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able (related)
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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skilful (related)
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expert
Characteristic of an expert.
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fleet
Swift; rapid
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nimble
Quick and light in movement or action.
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skillful
The definition of skillful is someone or something that shows talent or adeptness.
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awkward (antonym)
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
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inept (antonym)
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
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handy
Easily or effectively used; convenient or useful:
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neat
The definition of neat is something considered cool or awesome.
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proficient
Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
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quick
Tending to react hastily:
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unhandy (antonym)
Not handy, unapt, clumsy, not dexterous.
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unskillful (antonym)
Not skillful.
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artful
Skillful or clever, esp. in achieving a purpose
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clever
Mentally quick and original; bright:
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facile
The definition of facile is something that uses little effort or is easy to do.
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slick
Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness:
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clean
The definition of clean is not dirty, or sober, or off of drugs, or morally pure.
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ability (related)
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
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knowledge (related)
Showing art or skill in performing or doing
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good (related)
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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razor-sharp (related)
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masterful (related)
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deftly (related)
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masterly (related)
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well-timed (related)
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apt
Apt is defined as a response or result that is likely, expected or anticipated.
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dry-wit (related)
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Deft Sentence Examples

  • The loss of the Meletta-Badenecche positions Deft another salient exposed to Austrian attack.

  • However, not everyone has a deft hand for the application and some skill is involved.

  • The little five year old on the right is very deft.

  • The ornament is composed of straw, beautifully and artistically interlaced by the deft fingers of the maidens of Bride.

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