Synonyms for dexterous
- able
- active
- acute
- adept
- adroit
- agile
- apt
- artful
- canny
- clever
- crack
- crackerjack
- deft
- effortless
- expert
- facile
- handy
- having the know-how
- masterly
- neat
- nimble
- nimble-fingered
- prompt
- quick
- savvy
- skilled
- skillful
- slick
- sly
- smooth
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Antonyms for dexterous
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ablest
adjective. able to perform well; having a proven capacity
- accomplished
- adroit
- agile
- artful
- au fait
- brilliant
- capable
- clever
- deft
- dexterous
- effective
- effectual
- efficient
- equal to
- experienced
- expert
- facile
- gifted
- ingenious
- intelligent
- keen
- know backwards and forwards
- know one's onions
- know the ropes
- learned
- masterful
- masterly
- powerful
- practiced
- prepared
- proficient
- qualified
- responsible
- savvy
- sharp
- skilled
- skillful
- smart
- talented
- there
- trained
- up to it
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- with it
active
adjective. very involved in activity
- aggressive
- agile
- alert
- alive
- animated
- assiduous
- bold
- brisk
- bustling
- busy
- chipper
- daring
- dashing
- determined
- dexterous
- diligent
- dynamic
- eager
- energetic
- engaged
- enlivened
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- eventful
- fireball
- forceful
- forcible
- fresh
- frisky
- hard-working
- high-spirited
- hyper
- industrious
- intense
- inventive
- jumping
- keen
- lively
- nimble
- on the move
- perky
- persevering
- purposeful
- pushing
- quick
- rapid
- ready
- resolute
- sharp
- sprightly
- spry
- whiz
- zealous
adept
adjective. very able
adroit
adjective. very able or skilled
agile
adjective. physically or mentally nimble, deft
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.