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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After his screen debut at 18, he gained broader fame for his versatile style and namesake speed in Hong Kong action movies, which paved the way for a Hollywood career in the 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The Clarets have an option to extend the contract of versatile midfielder Josh Laurent, 30, for another year.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Another versatile player, Pissott was a part of a dynamic Vanderbilt offense this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

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

Yet by contrast to the versatile apostrophe, they are stolid little chaps, to say the least.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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