SURE-HANDED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

sure-handed

adjective

Definition of sure-handed

as in deft

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Recent Examples of sure-handed The Carolina Panthers knew that Chris Brazzell was going to be sure-handed and rangy and fast when the team selected him in the third round of the draft last month. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026 Primarily a shortstop, the sure-handed Lombard has also spent some time at third base this season. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026 There’s nobody more sure-handed than Miggy. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 At the outset of the Hot Stove Season, the Mets moved fan-favorite Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers in return for sure-handed, but potentially bat-hamstrung second baseman, Marcus Semien. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sure-handed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-handed

Adjective

Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Iran has been subject to Western sanctions for years and has become deft at partially circumventing them.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of deft

Adjective

Of course, DreamDrive is also adept at dealing with Los Angeles traffic jams.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Mythos is adept at spotting cyber vulnerabilities, which showed what Kurtz had been saying all along that companies can't deploy AI and then get AI to protect their systems.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of adept

Adjective

Making robots skillful The second stage introduces a latent diffusion model, which gives BeyondMimic its ability to generate and combine movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Fortunately, her protégées—her grandnieces and other female students in the village—are skillful artists in their own right.

— Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of skillful

Adjective

Within the oeuvre of the Muppets’ cinematic and televisual work, Miss Piggy hasn’t ever wholly been a punch line — her image is too dexterous for that.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The bots will also be tested on trickier and more dextrous household and workplace tasks.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dexterous

Adjective

Medicare may cover up to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility following a qualifying hospital stay, according to KFF.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is known not just as one of the sport’s most skilled players, but as one of its most boundary-pushing style stars.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Fighting my way through the pack to earn just enough points to cross the threshold into the next round had the same thrill as Mario Kart World's masterful Knockout Tour mode.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
The world will remember Dolly Parton as many things – a masterful songwriter, a pioneering businesswoman and a mother figure.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026