N. change of mind, change of intention, change of purpose,
afterthought,
tergiversation,
recantation,
palinode,
palinody,
renunciation,
abjuration,
abjurement,
defection, going over,
apostasy, retraction,
retractation,
withdrawal,
disavowal,
revocation,
revokement,
reversal, repentance - redintegratio amoris,
coquetry,
vacillation,
backsliding, volte-face, turn coat, turn tippet|,
rat,
apostate,
renegade, convert,
pervert,
proselyte, deserter,
backslider,
blackleg,
crawfish, scab*,
mugwump, recidivist, time server, time pleaser, timist|, vicar of bray,
trimmer,
ambidexter,
weathercock,
janus V. change one's mind, change one's intention, change one's purpose, change one's note,
abjure,
renounce, withdraw from, waver,
vacillate, wheel round, turn round, veer round, turn a pirouette, go over from one side to another, pass from one side to another, change from one side to another, skip from one side to another, go to the rightabout, box the compass, shift one's ground, go upon another tack,
apostatize, change sides, go over,
rat,
recant, retract,
revoke,
rescind, recall,
forswear, unsay, come over, come round to an opinion, crawfish *, crawl*, draw in one's horns, eat one's words, eat the leek, swallow the leek,
swerve,
flinch, back out of, retrace one's steps, think better of it, come back return to one's first love, turn over a new leaf,
trim,
shuffle, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold,
coquet, be on the fence,
straddle, bold with the hare but run with the hounds, nager entre deux eaux, wait to see how the cat jumps, wait to see how the wind blows
Phr. "a change came o'er the spirit of my dream"
Skill Roget’s Thesaurus §698 N. skill,
skillfulness, address,
dexterity,
dexterousness,
adroitness,
expertness,
proficiency,
competence, technical competence, craft,
callidity, facility,
knack,
trick,
sleight,
mastery,
mastership, excellence,
panurgy,
ambidexterity,
ambidextrousness, sleight of hand,
seamanship, airmanship,
marksmanship,
horsemanship, rope-dancing,
accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, art, science,
technicality,
technology, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire,
tact, mother wit, discretion &c. *(caution) 864,
finesse,
craftiness, management,
self-help,
cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty,
endowment,
forte, turn, gift, genius, intelligence, sharpness,
readiness, invention, aptness,
aptitude, turn for, capacity for, genius for,
felicity,
capability, curiosa felicitas,
qualification,
habilitation,
proficient,
masterpiece, coup de maitre, chef d'euvre, tour de force, good stroke
V. be skillful, excel in, be master of, have a turn for, know what's what, know a hawk from a handsaw, know what one is about, know on which side one's bread is buttered, know what's o'clock, have cut one's eye teeth, have cut one's wisdom teeth, see one's way, see where the wind lies, see which way the wind blows, have all one's wits about one, have one's hand in, savoir vivre, scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent, look after the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth, live by one's wits, exercise one's discretion, feather the oar, sail near the wind, stoop to conquer, play one's cards well, play one's best card, hit the right nail on the head, put the saddle on the right horse, take advantage of, make the most of, profit by &e, (use) 677, make a hit, make a virtue of necessity, make hay while the sun shines
Adj. skillful,
dexterous,
adroit,
expert, apt,
handy, quick,
deft, ready, gain,
slick,
smart,
proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at,
au fait,
thoroughbred, masterly,
crack, accomplished,
conversant, experienced, practiced, skilled,
hackneyed, up in, well up in, in practice, in proper cue, competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained,
initiated, prepared, primed, finished,
clever,
cute, able, ingenious,
felicitous, gifted, talented, endowed,
inventive,
shrewd, sharp, on the ball,
cunning, alive to, up to snuff, not to be caught with chaff,
discreet, neat-handed, fine-fingered, nimble-fingered,
ambidextrous, sure- footed, cut out for, fitted for, technical, artistic, scientific,
daedalian,
shipshape, workman- like, business-like, statesman-like
Adv. skillfully, well, artistically, with skill, with consummate skill, secundum artem, suo marte, to the best of one's abilities
Phr. ars celare artem, artes honorabit, celui qui veut celui-la peut, c'est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher sonhabilite, expertus metuit, es bildet ein talent sich in der stille sich ein charakter in dem strom der welt, "heart to conceive the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute", if you have lemons, make lemonade