Definition for Deft:

• deft, adj. handy, clever.-- adv. DEFT'LY.-- n. DEFT'NESS. [ M. E. defte, dafte, simple, meek; A.S. ge-dæfte, meek-- dæftan, gedæftan, prepare, make fit; the stem appears in ge-daf-en, to fit.]

Synonyms for Deft:

• adj.

  •agile, clever (adjective)
  • apt,
  • quick,
  • cute,
  • having good hands,
  • crack,
  • skillful,
  • proficient,
  • prompt,
  • skilled,
  • ingenious.
  •cunning (adjective)
  • serpentine,
  • canny,
  • feline,
  • slippery,
  • scheming,
  • witty,
  • snaky,
  • artful,
  • astute,
  • sharp,
  • subtle,
  • designing,
  • shrewd,
  • crafty,
  • calculating,
  • sly,
  • wily,
  • wary,
  • devious,
  • tricky,
  • slick,
  • masterly,
  • smooth,
  • foxy,
  • clever.
  •facile (adjective)
  • easy,
  • uncomplicated,
  • simple,
  • effortless,
  • fluent.
  •skillful (adjective)
  • ambidextrous,
  • Sure-footed,
  • agile,
  • capable,
  • competent,
  • accomplished,
  • talented,
  • versatile,
  • genius.
  •stylish (adjective)
  • eloquent,
  • stylish,
  • artistic,
  • expressive.
  •witty (adjective)
  • droll,
  • joking,
  • comical,
  • waggish,
  • intelligent,
  • inventive,
  • sparkling,
  • sarcastic,
  • brilliant,
  • quick-witted,
  • jocular,
  • resourceful,
  • pointed,
  • dry,
  • funny,
  • smart,
  • urbane,
  • sophisticated,
  • scintillating,
  • scurrilous,
  • facetious,
  • pithy.

• n.

  •
  • fast,
  • swift,
  • brisk.
  •
  • clean,
  • good.
  •deft (noun)
  • graceful.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • crisp,
  • speeding,
  • fleet,
  • speedy,
  • zippy,
  • winged,
  • supersonic,
  • high-speed.
  •agile
  • limber.
  •Other relevant words:
  • deftly,
  • exquisite,
  • elegant,
  • achievement,
  • ace,
  • proficiently,
  • agility,
  • keen,
  • matchless,
  • Daedal,
  • engineer,
  • dexterously,
  • artfully,
  • gain,
  • nimbleness,
  • skillfully,
  • statesmanlike,
  • Daedalian,
  • feat,
  • Idoneous,
  • cleverness,
  • craftsman,
  • crackerjack,
  • discerning,
  • capably,
  • lively,
  • top-drawer,
  • gifted,
  • correctly,
  • au fait,
  • meet,
  • readily,
  • lissom,
  • knowing,
  • expedient,
  • artist,
  • lissome,
  • wizard,
  • performance,
  • neatly,
  • perfect,
  • creative,
  • diplomacy,
  • expertly,
  • ingeniously,
  • acute,
  • well,
  • lithe,
  • adroitly,
  • original,
  • seasonable,
  • practiced,
  • act,
  • up to,
  • finesse,
  • excellent,
  • thoroughbred,
  • fluid,
  • light,
  • veridical,
  • promptly,
  • neat-handed,
  • delicacy,
  • on the ball,
  • scrupulously,
  • adroitness,
  • suitable,
  • actor,
  • supple,
  • cunningly,
  • shrewdly,
  • practised,
  • craftily,
  • nicely,
  • superlative,
  • dexterity,
  • Bravura,
  • not difficult,
  • exactly,
  • artifice,
  • proficiency,
  • accurately,
  • perspicacious,
  • effort,
  • technician,
  • master,
  • pretty,
  • authoritative,
  • skillfulness,
  • coordinated,
  • happy,
  • superior,
  • precisely,
  • rapid,
  • workmanlike,
  • superb,
  • deed,
  • responsive,
  • slickly,
  • accomplishment,
  • alert,
  • thoroughly,
  • deftness,
  • adeptness,
  • politic,
  • bright,
  • fancy,
  • skilful,
  • wicked,
  • carefully,
  • competently,
  • flowing,
  • goodish,
  • Habile,
  • skill,
  • ingenuity,
  • trained,
  • magisterial,
  • first-rate,
  • energetic,
  • Sortable,
  • cautiously,
  • appropriate,
  • consummate,
  • top-notch,
  • well-done,
  • perceptive,
  • ably,
  • outstanding,
  • In loco,
  • imaginative,
  • some,
  • professional,
  • active,
  • far-sighted,
  • virtuoso,
  • spry,
  • nimble-footed,
  • experienced,
  • cleverly,
  • supreme,
  • cautious,
  • propos,
  • conversant,
  • polished,
  • nimbly,
  • beautifully,
  • aptly,
  • peerless,
  • sprightly.

Antonyms for Deft:

• adj.

  • agile, clever
    inept, awkward, unskillful, stupid, Unhandy, unskilled, ignorant, unable, slow, incompetent, clumsy.
  • Other antonyms:
    gawky, stiff, crude, incapable, gauche, klutzy, ineffective, rude, shiftless, uneasy, untaught, amateurish, ungainly, uncomfortable, amateur, ungraceful, wooden, ineffectual, artless, untrained, helpless, fumbling, unprofessional, uncoordinated, stilted.

Homophones for Deft:

• daft, depute, devotee, deep-dye, depot, depth, diabeta, debit, devoid, daybed, deep-eyed, devoted, davit, debut, deputy, deaf-aid, david, devote, duvet, divide, dead body, doubt, DVD, divided, defeat, devout, debate, day bed, dipodidae, deadbeat dad, deathbed, deadbeat, day by day, divot, dubiety, doped, deviate, defeated, dipped, defat, debt.