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Skilled vs Dependable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between skilled and dependable

is that skilled is having or showing skill; skilful while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As a verb skilled

is past tense of skill.

As a noun dependable is

a reliable person or thing.

skilled

English

Etymology 1

From (skill) (noun)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing skill; skilful.
  • Requiring special abilities or training.
    • Synonyms
    * See

    Etymology 2

    See (skill) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skill)

    • Anagrams

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    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}