Thesaurus:skill

Thesaurus

skill

English

Noun

Sense: capacity to do something well

Synonyms

• ability
• aptitude
• capacity
• capability
• competency
• competence
• cunning    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dexterity
• knack
• list    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moxie
• potential
• proficiency
• skill
• talent
• tekkers (MLE)

Antonyms

• incompetence
• inability
• ineptitude

Various

• omnicompetence

See also

• Thesaurus:skilled
• Thesaurus:forte

Further reading

• “698. skill” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “skill” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.