skilled

[ skild ]

adjective

1. having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
2. showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.

skilled

/ skɪld /

adjective

1. possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training
2. prenominal involving skill or special training

   a skilled job

Other Words From

• multi·skilled adjective
• non·skilled adjective
• over·skilled adjective
• under·skilled adjective
• well-skilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of skilled¹

First recorded in 1545–55; skill ¹ + -ed ³

Synonym Study

See skillful.

Example Sentences

For her, Fukushima was a reminder that nuclear power comes with risk — however small — but that even in a worst-case scenario, operators are skilled at preventing a disaster.

From Los Angeles Times

Abul Rizvi, a former government official who shaped Australia's skilled migration policy, says the "underfunded" sector has "long been chasing tuition revenue from overseas students and sacrificing learning integrity in the process".

From BBC

The tribalism and polarisation that is often evident in the Church makes some anxious that a skilled politician at the top is the only way the institution does not start to fracture.

From BBC

But he's highly skilled at was exploiting weaknesses in the press, creating his own reality and getting just enough people to project it to the public at large.

From Salon

He noted that tech leaders such as Elon Musk and David Sacks, both South African immigrants who supported Trump’s bid for reelection, have been vocal about the U.S. needing highly skilled immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• able
• adept
• experienced
• proficient