skilled

adjective \ˈskild\

: having the training, knowledge, and experience that is needed to do something : having a lot of skill

: requiring training

Full Definition of SKILLED

: having acquired mastery of or skill in something (as a technique or a trade) <skilled in the art of negotiation>

: of, relating to, or requiring workers or labor with skill and training in a particular occupation, craft, or trade

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First Known Use of SKILLED

1552

Related to SKILLED

Synonyms: accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), professed, proficient, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso

Antonyms: amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful

Synonym Discussion of SKILLED

proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice <proficient in translating foreign languages>. adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency <adept at doing long division>. skilled stresses mastery of technique <a skilled surgeon>. skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance <skillful drivers>. expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill <expert in the evaluation of wines>.