Some common synonyms of skill are artifice, art, craft, and cunning. While all these words mean "the faculty of executing well what one has devised...

While in some cases nearly identical to skill, art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power. // the art of choosing the right word

While the synonyms artifice and skill are close in meaning, artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature. // believed...

The words craft and skill can be used in similar contexts, but craft may imply expertness in workmanship. // the craft of a master goldsmith

The synonyms cunning and skill are sometimes interchangeable, but cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing. //...