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Antonyms for skillfully
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : skil-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɪl fəl |
Definition of skillfully
Origin :- also skilful, early 14c., from skill + -ful. Related: Skillfully; skilfully.
- As in neatly : adv tidily
- As in well : adv happily, pleasantly; capably
- As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
- As in competently : adv capably
- As in excellently : adv very well
- As in gracefully : adv lithely
- As in intelligently : adv cleverly
- As in shrewdly : adv astutely
- As in delicately : adv carefully
- All the service he could render, he rendered promptly and skillfully.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Then lift each plant with a spade or mattock slowly and skillfully.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- All these riots must be the result of a skillfully laid mine.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- So skillfully is this done that it is impossible to detect the lines of jointure.
- Extract from : « Legends of Wailuku » by Charlotte Hapai
- He caught them skillfully with his right hand, his hat still in his left.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
- It has an alluring plot, and is well and skillfully worked out.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- He unsealed it skillfully by aid of steam, and, on reading it, seemed pleased.
- Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- Ah, Josephine, the deed was admirably planned and skillfully executed.
- Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn
- The plan was so skillfully managed that the Roman ships were almost all destroyed.
- Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
- Skillfully had the Chief of the Hundred Valleys chosen his position.
- Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue
Synonyms for skillfully
- ably
- accurately
- adeptly
- adequately
- admirably
- adroitly
- agilely
- agreeably
- alertly
- aptly
- artfully
- artistically
- astutely
- attentively
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- capably
- capitally
- carefully
- cautiously
- charmingly
- cleanly
- cleverly
- closely
- commendably
- competently
- completely
- comprehendingly
- conscientiously
- coolly
- correctly
- cunningly
- daintily
- deceptively
- deftly
- deliberately
- delicately
- delightfully
- dexterously
- discerningly
- distinctively
- divinely
- easily
- effectively
- efficiently
- elegantly
- excellently
- expertly
- exquisitely
- extremely well
- facilely
- famously
- fastidiously
- favorably
- felicitously
- fine
- finely
- fitly
- flawlessly
- foxily
- fully
- glibly
- gracefully
- graciously
- guilefully
- handily
- handsomely
- harmoniously
- in a satisfactory manner
- incomparably
- ingeniously
- intellectually
- intelligently
- irreproachably
- judiciously
- keenly
- knowingly
- knowledgeably
- lightly
- logically
- magnificently
- marvelously
- masterfully
- methodically
- neatly
- nicely
- nimbly
- nobly
- notably
- orderly
- perfectly
- perspicaciously
- pleasingly
- precisely
- proficiently
- profoundly
- properly
- prudently
- quickly
- rationally
- readily
- reasonably
- remarkably
- resourcefully
- rhythmically
- rightly
- sagaciously
- satisfactorily
- sensationally
- sensibly
- sensitively
- sharply
- shrewdly
- skillfully
- slyly
- smartly
- smoothly
- softly
- soundly
- splendidly
- sprucely
- strongly
- subtly
- successfully
- suitably
- superbly
- supremely
- swimmingly
- symmetrically
- tactfully
- tastefully
- thoroughly
- trickily
- trimly
- well
- wisely
- with skill
- wonderfully
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