skilled

[skild]

adjective

1. having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.

2. showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.

skilled

/ skɪld /

adjective

1. possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training

2. (prenominal) involving skill or special training

   a skilled job

Other Word Forms

• multiskilled adjective
• nonskilled adjective
• overskilled adjective
• underskilled adjective
• well-skilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of skilled¹

First recorded in 1545–55; skill ¹ + -ed ³

Synonym Study

See skillful.

Example Sentences

The other factor—the prescriptive part—was the large number of skilled artisans and engineers in Britain.

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Employers benefit from a skilled workforce, and some are offering repayment assistance as a recruiting and retention tool.

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Lee promised to help build a skilled workforce in the U.S., saying the shipbuilding industry would represent “growth, opportunity, dreams and hope” for young Americans.

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Relations between the world's two largest democracies have plummeted in recent months over tariffs, ongoing negotiations for a trade deal and policy changes like an annual $100,000 fee for H-1B skilled worker visas.

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Lecornu, a Macron ally skilled in backroom negotiations but largely unknown to the broader French population, on Saturday visited a police station in the southern Paris suburb of L'Hay-les-Roses.

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Related Words

• able 
• adept 
• experienced 
• proficient