skill set

noun

: a set of skills

especially : a collection of skills and abilities that can be applied to a professional or creative endeavor

She chooses to pursue a position in public relations—"journalism's evil twin"—reasoning that it will require much the same "skill set" that a published writer has.

—Alexandra Jacobs

Cauchetier's skill set—he was both a high-wire documentarian and, in effect, a director of fictions—uniquely qualified him to share in the multifarious spirit of the New Wave.

—Richard Brody

Examples of skill set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that collection of skill sets are really not researched in management like they’re researched in sports. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025

But the Dolphins moved Colbert inside linebacker earlier this month, viewing that as a position that’s a better fit for his size (6-foot-2, 218 pounds) and skill set. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025

Back then, the whole business of adult life seemed beyond my skill set. —Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025

Chicago would get two years to evaluate JK’s skill set alongside Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis. —Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skill set

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette