All adroit synonyms
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A a adj adroit
- proficient β well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- nimble β quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- skillful β having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- masterful β dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- deft β A deft action is skilful and often quick.
- artful β If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- adept β Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
- apt β An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- clever β Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- crackerjack β Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
- cunning β Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- cute β Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive.
- dexterous β Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands.
- foxy β foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- good β Graph-Oriented Object Database
- handy β within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- ingenious β characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- neat β in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- nifty β attractively stylish or smart: a nifty new dress for Easter.
- on the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- quick-witted β having a nimble, alert mind.
- savvy β experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- slick β smooth and glossy; sleek.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- whiz β to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- wizard β a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- on the beam β any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- quick on the uptake β You say that someone is quick on the uptake when they understand things quickly. You say that someone is slow on the uptake when they have difficulty understanding simple or obvious things.
- up to speed β rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
adjective adroit
- practised β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- practiced β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- able β Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- competent β Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- accomplished β If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
- skilled β having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.