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versatile

[vur-suh-tl, -tahyl] / ˈvɜr sə tl, -ˌtaɪl /
ADJECTIVE
adjustable, flexible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplished adaptable all-around functional gifted resourceful skilled skillful talented
WEAK
able adroit all-purpose ambidextrous conversant dexterous elastic facile handy ingenuous many-sided mobile multifaceted plastic pliable protean puttylike ready variable varied
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull incapable inept unable untalented
WEAK
inflexible limited unadjustable

Example Sentences

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Nearly 15 years after discovering MXenes, a versatile class of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterials, researchers at Drexel University have now developed a way to create a one-dimensional version known as MXene nanoscrolls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Beyond these results, the work points to glass-based integrated photonics as a durable and versatile platform for future quantum technologies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Rose-gold timepieces are more versatile than one might think.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Valverde is not always the headline act for Real Madrid, but unquestionably one of the team's most versatile and reliable players.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Fifty Neanderthals cooperating in traditional and static patterns were no match for 500 versatile and innovative Sapiens.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.