skilled
having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.
Origin of skilled
1synonym study For skilled
Other words from skilled
- mul·ti·skilled, adjective
- non·skilled, adjective
- o·ver·skilled, adjective
- un·der·skilled, adjective
- well-skilled, adjective
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How to use skilled in a sentence
Those skilled in gerrymandering draw district boundaries that ensure decade-long protection for the ruling party.
How next-gen computer generated maps detect partisan gerrymandering | Sujata Gupta | September 7, 2020 | Science NewsThe system, based on recent inspections, acts as a jumping-off point for choosing a skilled nursing facility, but may not reflect the current situation at a home.
Confirmed Nursing Home Complaints Plummet During Pandemic | Jared Whitlock | August 25, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoOn their own, Adebayo and Robinson are both important, skilled, highly valuable players that every NBA team wishes they had.
The Miami Heat’s Dynamic Duo Could Make Noise In The Playoffs | Michael Pina | August 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightHighly-skilled professionals across sectors have a leg up when employers cherry-pick roles to reward.
Not everyone in India is going without a salary hike in 2020 | Ananya Bhattacharya | August 12, 2020 | QuartzResearchers have long argued for a more nimble education system, but universities and even most online courses currently exist for the dominant purpose of ensuring people are adequately skilled to contribute to the economy.
The Global Work Crisis: Automation, the Case Against Jobs, and What to Do About It | Peter Xing | August 6, 2020 | Singularity Hub
The North Korean hackers have proven to be a persistent adversary, if not the most skilled one.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne that has been repeated in my life so much that I am now skilled in completely erasing it.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting | Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, the enormous benefits that low-skilled immigrants provide more than make up for that relatively small cost.
The issue of low-skilled immigration naturally provokes intense nativist sentiments.
Medicaid is required to cover people in skilled nursing facilities, that is, institutions.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA baronet scientifically skilled in pugilism, enjoyed no pleasure so much as giving gratuitous instructions in his favorite art.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHow many in Melbourne injure wealth and brain, I leave to more skilled and morose critics.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.A certain gentleman, not well skilled in orthography, requested his friend to send him too monkeys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousFurnished all the brain power anyway, and skilled labor outranks muscle at any time.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondOwing to the difficulty of obtaining boats and skilled boatmen, this was a slow and dangerous undertaking.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for skilled
/ (skɪld) /
possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training
(prenominal) involving skill or special training: a skilled job
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