Thesaurus / adept
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He was skilful in out-door railway work, and an adept in managing trains and traffic.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOWIn the conduct of his foreign relations, the Bruce proved himself an adept in diplomacy.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONThe cebus did not wait to be shown how to do things, but was an adept in devising ways to do them himself.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRISI could not feel comfortable in the seats and lounges, as they were very low, requiring an oriental squat at which I am not adept.
VALLEY OF THE CROENLEE TARBELLIf Guy Oscard was no great adept at wordy warfare, he was at all events strong in his reception of punishment.
WITH EDGED TOOLSHENRY SETON MERRIMANI rather wanted to try out my theory to see if I had become an adept in dodging into the bedroom.
MY WONDERFUL VISITCHARLIE CHAPLINHe was an excellent mathematician, and quite an adept in making accurate astronomical observations.
HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDDUNCAN CAMPBELLThis Booker had much good fortune in detecting thefts, and was not less an adept in resolving love-questions.
WITCH, WARLOCK, AND MAGICIANWILLIAM HENRY DAVENPORT ADAMSAt this I was an adept, never meeting any one that could excel me.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FRANK G. ALLEN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPELFRANK G. ALLENEven men who do tricks and true magic with words are not adept enough to set down any lasting portrait of an actor on the wing.
SEEING THINGS AT NIGHTHEYWOOD BROUNWORDS RELATED TO ADEPT
- able
- accomplished
- adapted
- adept
- adequate
- apt
- au fait
- clever
- competent
- dynamite
- efficient
- experienced
- fireball
- fitted
- gifted
- good
- green thumb
- has what it takes
- having know-how
- having the goods
- having the right stuff
- intelligent
- knowing the ropes
- knowing the score
- like a one-man band
- like a pistol
- masterly
- old hand
- old-timer
- on the ball
- proficient
- proper
- qualified
- skillful
- suited
- talented
- there
- up
- up to it
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- veteran
- able
- adept
- adroit
- alert
- apt
- astute
- brainy
- brilliant
- cagey
- canny
- capable
- competent
- crackerjack
- cunning
- deep
- dexterous/dextrous
- discerning
- egghead
- expert
- foxy
- gifted
- good
- handy
- intelligent
- inventive
- keen
- knowing
- knowledgeable
- many-sided
- nimble
- nobody's fool
- pretty
- pro
- qualified
- quick
- quick on trigger
- quick-witted
- rational
- resourceful
- sagacious
- savvy
- sensible
- sharp
- shrewd
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- sly
- smart
- sprightly
- talented
- versatile
- wise
- witty
- able
- adept
- adroit
- alert
- apt
- astute
- brainy
- brilliant
- cagey
- canny
- capable
- competent
- crackerjack
- cunning
- deep
- dexterous/dextrous
- discerning
- egghead
- expert
- foxy
- gifted
- good
- handy
- intelligent
- inventive
- keen
- knowing
- knowledgeable
- many-sided
- nimble
- nobody's fool
- pretty
- pro
- qualified
- quick
- quick on trigger
- quick-witted
- rational
- resourceful
- sagacious
- savvy
- sensible
- sharp
- shrewd
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- sly
- smart
- sprightly
- talented
- versatile
- wise
- witty
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