adroit

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ADROIT

accomplished with trained ability <with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan>

Synonyms adroit, artful, bravura, deft, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), virtuoso, workmanlike

Related Words facile, smooth; artistic, creative, fancy, ingenious, neat; adept, clever, cunning; able, adequate, capable, competent

Near Antonyms awkward, clumsy, crude, klutzy; ineffective, ineffectual; incompetent, inept

Antonyms amateur, amateurish, artless, rude, unprofessional, unskillful

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