Knowledge
Skill
Skill noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.
Usage example: with unbelievable skill, the expert in origami transformed a few sheets of paper into a menagerie of exotic animals
Knowledge is a synonym for skill in expertise topic. Sometimes you can use "Knowledge" instead a noun "Skill".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| good | good knowledge | good skill |
| full | full knowledge | full skill |
| special | special knowledge | special skill |
| common | common knowledge | common skill |
| Other adjectives: certain, considerable, actual, real, great, superior, little, personal, necessary, ultimate, new, useful, incredible, greater, basic, magical, medical, technical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Her immense magical ability is nothing but skill and knowledge, like an armless person painting ten Mona Lisas with their feet.
Source: Magic A Is Magic A - Similarly, Prometheus, a supervillain of the DC Universe, has a helmet with some fancy technology where he can just pop in a disc with whatever skill or knowledge he needs.
Source: Instant Expert -
No geek-ness at all, no skills, knowledge or, quite possibly, any understanding that there might be such things as skill and knowledge.
Source: Nerd
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