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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expert, skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, adroit, clever, consummate, crack, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, excellent, exquisite, fine, finished, first-rate, master, masterly, preeminent, proficient, skillful, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent |
| Notes: | masterful can mean dominating, domineering, imperious, and imposing; masterly can describe having the skills of a master and means adroit and expert |
| Antonyms: | amateurish, ignorant, stupid, unproficient, unskilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, hot tamale, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball, on the beam, proficient, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up to speed, up*, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aggressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assertive |
| Synonyms: | assertory, bold, brassy, cheeky*, cocky*, come on, domineering, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, flip*, forceful, fresh*, get up and go, go after, hard sell, imperious, masterful, militant, nervy, pushing, pushy, sassy, shooting from the hip, smart alecky, smart*, strenuous, tough, vigorous, zealous |
| Antonyms: | complaisant, laid-back |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cunning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imaginative |
| Synonyms: | able, adroit, canny, clever, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, ingenious, intelligent, masterful, skillful, slighty, sly, smart, smooth, subtle, well-laid, well-planned |
| Antonyms: | unclever, unimaginative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | magisterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | autocratic, domineering, egotistic, imperious, masterful, pompous |
| Main Entry: | masterly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior |
| Synonyms: | consummate, excellent, masterful, proficient, skillful, superb |
| Notes: | masterful can mean dominating, domineering, imperious, and imposing; masterly can describe having the skills of a master and means adroit and expert |
| Main Entry: | polished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well executed |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, excellent, flawless, impeccable, masterful, masterly, skilled, skillful |
| Main Entry: | lordly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, august, bossy, cavalier, condescending, despotic, dictatorial, dignified, gracious, grand, grandiose, haughty, honorable, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, masterful, noble, overbearing, proud, regal, snobbish, stately, superior, uppish, uppity |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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