ADROITNESS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

adroitness

noun

Definition of adroitness

as in prowess

mental skill or quickness shows a remarkable adroitness in identifying birds the moment they land at the feeder

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as in skill

subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something with the adroitness of a magician, she twisted the balloons into the shape of a monkey

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Recent Examples of adroitness Those treasures are translated into dishes with a European adroitness. — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adroitness

Noun

But the tireless churn of his storytelling, picking up and depositing little clues of what came before, is the mark of an auteur who has barely scratched the surface of his prowess.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
The category allows De Beers London to demonstrate its technical prowess while cultivating relationships with its most discerning clients.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of prowess

Noun

The students who stepped forward when their teacher collapsed playing basketball in Michigan illustrate what becomes possible when CPR skills are taught before they are needed.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Cheung said professionalism, patience and strong communication skills are particularly important for applicants, as is the ability to offer constructive criticism to students.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of skill

Noun

The ability for anyone to generate strategy, code, or creative work in seconds effectively filled in the moats built on blitzscaling overnight.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
This gives voters the ability to reelect or change the majority of the City Commission every two years.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

But the talent for going viral that helped Ramaswamy gain a national profile has proved less successful this election cycle in Ohio.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
The right person would ably balance greenlight authority with maintaining Netflix’s biggest talent relationships.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of talent

Noun

Cheung said the training is intended to teach students that intimate examinations require more than medical knowledge and technical proficiency.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of proficiency

Noun

The Duke then entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where his aptitude for foreign languages was recognized with a prize.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Naturally, his work at Celine has now been put in conversation with hers, especially because both designers share an aptitude for creating clothes real people want to wear–and, therefore, many of the same fans.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of aptitude

Noun

Its components must balance dexterity, durability, cost, and ease of maintenance, particularly as the robot moves toward wider industrial use.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
By contrast, work requiring dexterity, hands-on care, and interpersonal interaction, such as nursing, repair, and many personal-service jobs, remains much harder to automate.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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