skilled

UK /skɪld/ US /skɪld/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Having or showing skill; skillful.

In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.

Requiring special abilities or training.

The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

become

ADV

especially, extremely, highly, particularly, remarkably, very

The surgeon was extremely skilled at performing delicate operations on young children.

fully

The new employees became fully skilled at operating the machinery after just two weeks of training.

increasingly

quite

enough, sufficiently

PREP

My grandfather was skilled at repairing old furniture and could fix almost anything in the house.

My grandfather was skilled in woodworking and built beautiful furniture by hand.

with

The carpenter was skilled with his hands and could build anything from wood.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

unskilled

Idioms & Phrases

a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

Challenging experiences are the most educational and thus, ultimately, the most beneficial.

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor and the same concept applies to a relationship. If you have a relationship where there is never tough times to work through together, there

Example Bank

In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.

Wiktionary

The position requires applicants to be skilled in spoken English.

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The average skilled workers now earn over $10,000 a year.

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A skilled mechanic earns decent wages.

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How long does it take to get reasonably skilled?

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