Dexterous synonyms and antonyms

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Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert

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(Computing) Of or relating to Agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

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Quick and light in movement or action.

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Done with, using, or showing much art or skill

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Tending to react hastily:

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Mentally quick and original; bright:

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Easily or effectively used; convenient or useful:

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Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness:

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Suitable for use in cutting or piercing; having a very thin edge or fine point; keen

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Marked by or involving direct participation:

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Dexterous, deft or skillful

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Quick and skillful; adroit.

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Having a fine texture:

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awkward (antonym)

Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:

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unable (antonym)

Not able; lacking a certain ability.

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inept (antonym)

The definition of inept is being bad at a task or not suitable.

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clumsy (antonym)

Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety

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unhandy (antonym)

Not handy; inconvenient or inaccessible

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unskilled (antonym)

Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

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inexpert (antonym)

Not expert; unskilled.

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The definition of facile is something that uses little effort or is easy to do.

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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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Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness:

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ability (related)

Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance

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knowledge (related)

Showing art or skill in performing or doing

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The definition of dextrous is someone who is graceful and skillful in physical movements.

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Rotating clockwise; dextrorotatory.

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Characteristic of an expert.

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skilful (related)

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Synonym Study

Handy suggests skill, usually without training, at a variety of small tasks a handy man around the house
Deft suggests a nimbleness and sureness of touch a deft seamstress
Adroit adds to this a connotation of cleverness and resourcefulness and is now generally used of mental facility an adroit evasion
Dexterous implies an expertness, natural or acquired, demonstrated in the ability to do things with skill and precision a dexterous mechanic

Find another word for dexterous. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dexterous, like: skillful, agile, nimble, artful, quick, clever, handy, ingenious, sharp, active and adroit.