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Adjective
▲
Demonstrating skill and cleverness
dexterousUS
adroit
expert
handy
able
adept
neat
nimble
skilfulUK
agile
clever
practisedUK
proficient
delicate
masterful
masterly
nimble-fingered
skilled
accomplished
artful
capable
efficient
experienced
polished
astute
crack
dextrousUK
impressive
nifty
professional
shrewd
slick
ace
bravura
canny
cunning
mean
nippy
practicedUS
sharp
skillfulUS
virtuoso
wicked
wizard
workmanlike
finely judged
genius
habile
apt
cute
fleet
ingenious
precise
prompt
quick
ready
having know-how
having good hands
numero uno
treating something with kid gloves
tremendous
champion
exemplary
amazing
distinguished
amazeballs
scholarly
well trained
bonzer
ripping
spiffing
profound
rad
exo
unreal
spectacular
original
eminent
bad
striking
prodigious
incredible
inspired
innovational
stupendous
exercised
fertile
important
innovatory
originative
Promethean
sik
familiar
hardened
long-serving
laudable
noted
sophisticated
standout
tiptop
select
meritorious
battle-scarred
estimable
underhand
rare
deviceful
erudite
beaut
rational
splendiferous
belting
greatest
eggheaded
whip
pearler
barrie
zero cool
A-1
knowing the score
very intelligent
Einstein
whiz kid
second to none
topnotch
prolific
quintessential
redoubtable
invincible
indomitable
ultimate
perfected
magisterial
finest
treacherous
cultivated
virtuosic
coruscating
ideal
definitive
authoritative
classical
puissant
stirring
switched-on
well-informed
acquainted
lofty
cultured
versatile
astounding
perfectly-executed
well-executed
gnarly
sussed
tried
tested
inspiring
affecting
special
sufficient
time-served
of high quality
well-known
celebrated
a million dollars
exciting
not too shabby
prominent
of a high standard
like a million dollars
well up
rounded
instructed
sport
accustomed
influential
momentous
consequential
pre-eminent
principal
eventful
know one's business
know ins and outs
know the score
all around
know one's stuff
know the answers
up on
of the highest quality
commendable
predominant
intense
vital
rousing
crash-hot
gee-whizz
forcible
thrilling
established
the right stuff
knowing one's stuff
broken in
in the know
worthwhile
praiseworthy
far-out
chief
hundred-proof
adapted
honourableUK
dream
honorableUS
meritable
venerable
valuable
worldly-wise
A-number-1
tops
mostest
impassioned
solid
deserving
creditable
respectable
ground-breaking
cheating
disingenuous
sovereign
applaudable
on fleek
out-of-this-world
chillin'
copacetic
stunning
gorgeous
old hand
causative
teeming
constructive
avant-garde
demiurgic
forgetive
formative
fruitful
poetical
double-dealing
shonky
dirty
unscrupulous
memorable
bewitching
captivating
charming
delightful
enchanting
entrancing
radiant
having the goods
knowing the ropes
green thumb
old-timer
best ever
super-duper
ka pai
out of sight
worthy of admiration
of the highest order
worthy of commendation
of the first order
cat's pajamas
hunky dory
weathered
worldly
steady
disciplined
long-time
old-time
inured
unforgettable
unique
eye-catching
arresting
having the right stuff
has what it takes
like a one-man band
able to perform
breaking new ground
like a pistol
equal to the task
up there
well-done
enterprising
knows one's stuff
not born yesterday
from way back
been around
wise to ways
of the old school
knockout
scrumptious
delectable
elaborate
trailblazing
bodacious
babelicious
drop-dead gorgeous
pioneering
moving
eloquent
mind-blowing
breathtaking
surprising
agitating
most
unbelievable
thinking outside the box
unparalleled
enviable
unrivaledUS
high-grade
high-quality
unrivalledUK
more ❯
“In its deft social commentary and layered, intelligent prose, the novel is assured and engaging.”
Adjective
▲
Physically nimble and quick
light
nimble
agile
lithe
graceful
limber
lissom
quick
flexible
supple
adroit
dextrousUK
dexterousUS
lively
active
swift
acrobatic
fleet
spry
sprightly
nippy
brisk
lissome
adept
nifty
zippy
able
athletic
fleet-footed
light-footed
lithesome
quick-moving
skilfulUK
skilled
skillfulUS
lightsome
springy
sylphlike
twinkle-toed
featly
feline
gracile
light-foot
tripping
animated
alacritous
express
hurried
spanking
accelerated
vital
perky
high-speed
jaunty
immediate
gay
peppy
sparky
animate
airy
bouncing
mettlesome
kinetic
pizazzy
jazzy
racy
pizzazzy
pert
alert
full of beans
instant
bouncy
full of life
full of vim and vigour
chipper
sharp
frolicsome
zappy
fast-track
peart
instantaneous
dashing
cracking
headlong
supersonic
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
playful
sparkly
sudden
wick
rathe
timely
full of energy
vibrant
punctual
zingy
swinging
abrupt
summary
whistle-stop
hyper
precipitate
rushed
volant
harefooted
up-tempo
unhesitating
as lively as a grig
speeding
alive and kicking
velocious
hypersonic
as merry as a grig
turbo
PDQ
flat-out
dynamic
efficient
direct
diligent
bubbly
slinky
zestful
jumping
effective
on-the-spot
blithe
on the go
high-spirited
go-go
full of pep
industrious
dainty
overnight
early
quickie
precipitous
without delay
short-lived
ultrarapid
ultrafast
double time
moving
hurtling
neat
urgent
daring
sleek
sinuous
dapper
sensual
furious
fast-paced
scintillating
fairylike
breezy
keen
grooving
cheerful
outgoing
sparkling
willing
fast-tracked
bendable
malleable
ultrasonic
quick-fire
fleeting
chirpy
effectual
effervescent
quickened
upbeat
exuberant
merry
quick as a wink
youthful
skittish
zesty
rocking
blithesome
happy
jocund
fun
pronto
short
peremptory
double-quick
unexpected
barrelling
fun-loving
functional
prevenient
shaking a leg
like mad
very fast
like crazy
anticipatory
healthy
operating
functioning
operational
serviceable
operative
occupational
working
split-second
utile
practicable
alive
well-oiled
utilitarian
tantivy
going
busy
strong
mobile
sporty
occupied
enlivened
eventful
eager
deedful
fresh
forceful
on the move
full of zip
full of get-up-and-go
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Providing a faithful representation of someone or something
veridical
accurate
authentic
careful
close
concrete
correct
defined
definite
detailed
discriminating
discriminative
distinct
exact
explicit
factual
faithful
genuine
judicious
just
literal
matter-of-fact
methodical
meticulous
on the button
on the money
on the nose
particular
precise
proper
punctilious
punctual
regular
right
rigid
rigorous
scientific
scrupulous
severe
sharp
skilfulUK
skillfulUS
solid
specific
strict
systematic
true
truthful
ultraprecise
unerring
unmistakable
veracious
certain
sure
unambiguous
perfect
definitive
unequivocal
unquestionable
absolute
reliable
clear
real
unvarnished
indubitable
honest
valid
categorical
undeniable
good
direct
pinpoint
minute
veritable
irrefutable
indisputable
conclusive
actual
unembellished
diligent
straightforward
plain
elaborate
positive
dead-on
fussy
incontrovertible
fine
incontestable
errorless
fastidious
undistorted
attentive
bona fide
on-target
obvious
patent
delicate
verbatim
certified
manifest
mathematical
legitimate
laborious
dependable
authoritative
on target
infallible
finicky
proven
unassailable
sound
express
error-free
credible
undoubted
inarguable
exhaustive
beyond doubt
verifiable
studious
circumstantial
trustworthy
complete
so
assiduous
unfailing
religious
exacting
ultra-careful
legit
evident
flawless
refined
persnickety
beyond question
heedful
hairline
sure-enough
unadulterated
final
industrious
unarguable
full
objective
unchallengeable
blow-by-blow
effective
established
pedantic
word for word
impeccable
decisive
demonstrable
kosher
unimpeachable
certifiable
irrefragable
formal
unanswerable
palpable
particularizedUS
sedulous
emphatic
inch-perfect
historical
dinkum
demanding
perfectionist
accepted
dead on
searching
persevering
hard-working
hard
unembroidered
unqualified
compelling
conscionable
watertight
particularisedUK
pure
self-evident
accomplished
transparent
beyond dispute
decided
assured
right on
echt
deadly
dead right
open and shut
undeviating
pukka
pucka
unelaborated
thoroughgoing
itemizedUS
comprehensive
conventional
appropriate
documentary
nonfictional
pernickety
official
downright
nitpicking
orderly
authenticated
finical
loving
undebatable
existent
inerrant
exactly right
firm
picky
itemisedUK
observable
univocal
apodictic
crystal clear
uncontroversial
very
surefire
confirmed
not in doubt
sure-fire
de facto
fail-safe
unalloyed
beyond a shadow of a doubt
undisputed
on the level
attested
surgical
simple
righteous
creditable
similar
well defined
unexaggerated
extensive
unflagging
upright
unfaked
fitting
unabridged
overnice
outright
acceptable
straight
unmistaken
elaborated
word-for-word
natural
dedicated
dead
inevitable
seriatim
critical
without error
guaranteed
strenuous
observant
constant
steady
letter-for-letter
fit
ultimate
hair-splitting
bare
in-depth
determinate
cautious
safe
verified
demonstrative
in depth
apparent
foolproof
thoughtful
failsafe
nailed-on
pronounced
marked
acknowledged
clinching
all right
well founded
settled
set
sensible
can't-miss
honest-to-goodness
double-checked
airtight
undisputable
to the letter
on the dot
cold
superior
florid
bull's-eye
straight from horse's mouth
by the book
as plain as a pikestaff
nailed down
just right
by the numbers
as true as I'm sitting here
staring one in the face
for real
no mistake
stated
as true as I'm standing here
lethal
true story
calculated
measured
selective
naturalistic
unwavering
case
just so
earnest
clearly defined
historically veracious
resembling
stringent
vérité
topical
intrinsic
fussbudget
stickler
utter
reputable
unswerving
unrefuted
out-and-out
unshakable
historically faithful
material
total
individual
uncanny
believable
what really happened
what actually happened
unmitigated
consummate
satisfactory
sheer
preferable
clocklike
specializedUS
specialisedUK
tangible
substantial
uncontestable
unequivocable
stilted
decorous
stiff
stiff-necked
ceremonious
starchy
well grounded
well-proven
uncompromising
microscopic
gospel
stark
inerrable
invariable
well-defined
on the ball
admissible
arrant
irrevocable
impregnable
invincible
irresistible
letter for letter
fixed
in accordance with reality
ideal
hunky-dory
overt
narrow
in accordance with the facts
recognizedUS
confirmable
resolute
doubtless
real life
immaculate
amen
solemn
sure thing
no two ways about it
learned
tough
blunt
duteous
stickling
secure
identical
civil
seemly
formalistic
overconscientious
overscrupulous
polite
courteous
scholarly
plentiful
rich
copious
profuse
abundant
lavish
ample
based on facts
pat
well-founded
well-grounded
flat
undoubtable
honourableUK
moral
virtuous
ethical
decent
honorableUS
right-minded
telling
irrebuttable
overwhelming
forceful
ironclad
odds-on
apodeictic
in the bag
as sure as eggs is eggs
recognisedUK
questionless
ordered
controlled
characteristic
archetypal
representative
guileless
typical
ingenuous
archetypical
ordinary
written
usual
verbal
crossing the t's
white-glove
dotting the i's
nit-picky
corporeal
set in stone
walking on eggs
minding p's and q's
hanging in
heart and soul into
hanging tough
playing safe
in every respect
perspicuous
lucid
liberal
sufficient
line-for-line
just what the doctor ordered
just what we need
rational
artless
unaffected
straight from the horse's mouth
the real McCoy
understandable
easily understandable
clearly expressed
documented
respected
supported
circumstantiated
validated
on the right track
free of error
subtle
average
standard
unpretentious
undesigning
unpretending
normal
nof ifs ands or buts
historically accurate
can bet on it
persistent
good eye
down pat
beyond a shadow of doubt
for certain
no ifs ands or buts
without doubt
honest-to-God
sure-thing
for-sure
no buts about it
real stuff
on the up-and-up
really-truly
literatim
not figurative
analytical
organizedUS
excellent
great
swotty
dinky-di
satisfying
establishable
ultra-fine
dainty
exquisite
fine-drawn
finicking
hairsplitting
incorrupted
finespun
winning
nuanced
nifty
apt
regulated
real McCoy
prompt
timely
original
all-inclusive
tied-up
active
hopping
unwearied
untiring
engaged
employed
busy
working
occupied
indefatigable
bustling
suitable
unadorned
in detail
broad-ranging
true-blue
undeceptive
deliberate
orthodox
unfabled
provident
from the horse's mouth
zealous
plugging
tireless
grinding
whiz
logical
organisedUK
deductive
well organized
experimental
tested
efficacious
unfeigned
all-embracing
on the numbers
circumspect
intensive
due
unbiased
unprejudiced
no ifs ands or buts about it
that's a fact
regardful
concerned
prim
lawful
developed
encyclopedicUS
applicable
sovereign
proved
legal
selfdisciplined
discreet
chary
high-principled
encyclopaedicUK
enumerated
uncounterfeited
bonafide
true-to-life
immediate
seasonable
on time
early
speedy
true-life
card-carrying
eager beaver
point-by-point
tried and true
insured
concluded
stipulated
tried and tested
warranted
ensured
on the line
on the up and up
like it is
expeditious
recurrent
in good time
periodic
cyclic
quick
ready
meet
qualified
felicitous
pretty
desired
becoming
suited
prudent
befitting
at length
going to great lengths
fair dinkum
de règle
to schedule
in time
on schedule
when expected
well timed
spot on time
under the wire
bang on time
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Extremely beautiful and delicate
dainty
delicate
fine
elegant
exquisite
refined
neat
pretty
graceful
petite
slight
trim
charming
slim
tasteful
airy
choice
dinky
nuanced
rare
select
subtle
attractive
beautiful
bonny
comely
cute
darling
delightful
diaphanous
ethereal
fair
feeble
fragile
frail
lacy
light
lovely
pleasing
precious
recherche
soft
superior
sweet
tender
thin
well-made
eensy-weensy
poky
bitsy
little bitty
shriveledUS
bijou
vest-pocket
bitty
peanut
weeny
wizened
tiddly
hair-splitting
more ❯
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