| Main Entry: | savvy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shrewd |
Synonyms: |
acute, astute, brainy, cagey, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, cunning, discerning, experienced, farsighted, foxy*, heady, in the know, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, keen, knowing, on the ball, perceptive, sagacious, sensible, sharp, slick*, sly, smart, smooth, streetwise, wise |
| Main Entry: | savvy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shrewdness |
Synonyms: |
acumen, awareness, comprehension, discernment, experience, grasp, grip, insight, intellect, intelligence, judgment, know-how, knowing, knowledge, mastery, perception, perceptiveness, sense, sharpness, smarts, understanding |
| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | natural or acquired power in a |
Synonyms: |
adroitness, bent, capability, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertise, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, mind for, particular activity adeptness, proficiency, savvy, skill, skillfulness, strength, talent, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative |
Antonyms: |
clumsiness, ignorance, inability, inadequacy, inanity, incompetence, stupidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | able |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform well; having a proven capacity |
Synonyms: |
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 |
Antonyms: |
delicate, feeble, inept, stupid, weak |
| Main Entry: | accomplished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skilled in activity |
Synonyms: |
able, adept, brainy, consummate, cool*, cultivated, expert, gifted, hep, hip*, masterly, polished, practiced, proficient, savvy, sharp, skillful, talented, wised up, with it |
Antonyms: |
inept, inexpert, unable |
| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
Synonyms: |
adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, hot tamale, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball, on the beam, proficient, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up to speed, up*, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize worth |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, apprehend, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of, understand |
| Main Entry: | apt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quick to learn |
Synonyms: |
able, adept, astute, bright, clever, expert, gifted, ingenious, intelligent, no dummy, nobody's fool, not born yesterday, prompt, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, ready, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, smart, talented, teachable |
Antonyms: |
incapable, stupid, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | aptitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quickness at learning |
Synonyms: |
ability, capability, capacity, cleverness, competence, faculty, flair, gift, giftedness, intelligence, knack, proficiency, savvy, smarts, stuff*, talent, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
incapacity, stupidity |