Synonyms for expertness
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being expert: high proficiency, high skill.
Forms
- Plural
- expertnesses → expertises, abilities, skills, facilities…
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Expertness applies to the more mechanical processes of body and mind; we speak of the readiness of an orator, but of the expertness of a gymnast.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- ability He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- facility Tom has a facility for acquiring foreign languages.
- skill Has Tom started learning a new skill for survival?
- expertise He had the expertise I was looking for desperately.
By length
- 4 letters
- ease1
- 5 letters
- skill1, craft1, knack1
- 7 letters
- ability4, mastery3
- 8 letters
- facility4, aptitude3
- 9 letters
- expertise3, readiness3, dexterity4, quickness2
- 10 letters
- competence3, cleverness3, mastership, adroitness
- 11 letters
- proficiency4
- 13 letters
- masterfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ability4 = 4 syllables).