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a hand at

ADJECTIVE

skillful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplished adept adroit competent experienced practical proficient seasoned skilled smart trained

WEAK

apt brainy clever crack crackerjack dexterous expert good handy hotdog learned on the ball practiced prepared primed pro professional quick ready really into savvy sharp smooth there tuned-in versant versed vet veteran well-versed whiz wicked wised up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awkward clumsy incapable incompetent inefficient inept inexperienced stupid unable unseasoned unskilled untrained

WEAK

green ignorant incapacitated unskillful untalented

Example Sentences

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Your critics say you had too heavy a hand at the SEC.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Now, actor, writer and director Michael Angarano tries a hand at something different in “Sacramento,” a film that, despite its title, is only partially set in California's capital.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

Perhaps the most recurrent and laden with meaning — at times a bit too heavily — is a hand at the heart, cupped or with fingers blooming upward, paired with pulsations of the chest.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

Everyone needs a hand at one time or another, the retired X-ray technologist said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Tyrion waved a hand at the shuttered windows, at all the sleeping city.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

a hand at

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