- skill
- nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, consummate (esp. BrE), extraordinary, great, remarkable▪
He is a negotiator of considerable skill.
▪With consummate skill, she steered the conversation away from any embarrassing subjects.
▪ superior▪Holmes defeated Cooney with his superior boxing skills.
▪ good, poor▪She has good organizational skills.
▪ basic▪the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic
▪ essential, important, necessary, requisite▪He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
▪ marketable, practical, transferable (esp. BrE), useful▪training in problem-solving and other marketable skills
▪ new, old▪to learn some new skills
▪ analytical, critical-thinking (esp. AmE), problem-solving▪ cognitive, motor▪Alcohol can impact cognitive and motor skills severely.
▪ coping▪Her therapist hopes to improve her coping skills.
▪ parenting▪ special, specialist (esp. BrE)▪No special skills or knowledge are required for the job.
▪ diplomatic, entrepreneurial, leadership, management, managerial, negotiating, organizational, professional▪She displays excellent management skills.
▪ communication, conversational, interpersonal, social, verbal▪He had poor social skills and often offended people.
▪ comprehension, linguistic, listening, literacy, reading, speaking, writing▪The project will help to develop children's literacy skills.
▪ business, computer, design, language, math (AmE), mathematical, maths (BrE), research, study, survival, teaching▪It is important to develop good study skills.
▪ athletic (esp. AmE), boxing, dribbling, footballing (BrE), martial-arts▪ combat, fighting, manual▪ acting, artistic, cooking, culinary, driving, medical, military, musical, political, tactical, technical… OF SKILLS▪ range, set▪She had to develop a whole new set of skills when she changed jobs.
VERB + SKILL▪ have, possess▪ combine▪Veterinarians combine the skills of a surgeon, radiologist, dietitian and much more.
▪ lack▪ need, require, take▪a feat requiring skill and patience
▪ match▪I decided to find a career to match my skills and abilities.
▪ acquire, develop, gain, learn, pick up▪ demonstrate, display, exhibit, show, show off, showcase▪ exercise, practise/practice▪ apply, harness, use, utilize▪The manager must harness the skills of the workers to firm objectives.
▪ broaden, enhance, hone, improve, increase, polish, refine, sharpen, upgrade▪She attends regular training weekends to sharpen her skills.
▪ master, perfect▪School helps children to master the skills necessary to live in our society.
▪ refresh, update▪ pool, share▪ assess, test▪a course that will test the skills of any golfer
▪ teachSKILL + NOUN▪ level▪ set▪This work requires a different skill set.
▪ acquisition, development, training▪ skills shortage▪The country is facing a skills shortage.
PREPOSITION▪ with skill▪She performed the task with great skill.
▪ skill as▪her skills as a doctor
▪ skill at▪his skill at painting
▪ skill in▪their skill in selecting the best designs
▪ skill of▪the basic skills of managing an office
▪ skill with▪his skill with a sword
PHRASES▪ a degree of skill, a level of skill▪an operation that calls for a high degree of skill
▪ a lack of skill▪I enjoy playing squash, despite my lack of skill.
▪ literacy and numeracy skills (BrE)▪School-leavers lacked basic literacy and numeracy skills.
▪ a mastery of skills▪a mastery of basic language skills
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
