Antonyms of adj versatile
4 senses of versatile
Sense 1
versatile, various -- (having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition")
INDIRECT (VIA varied) -> unvaried, unvarying -- (lacking variety)
Sense 2
versatile -- (changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods")
INDIRECT (VIA variable) -> invariable -- (not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy")
Sense 3
versatile -- (competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer")
INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled -- (not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship")
Sense 4
versatile -- (able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind")
INDIRECT (VIA mobile) -> immobile -- (not capable of movement or of being moved)
Similarity of adj versatile
4 senses of versatile
Sense 1
versatile, various -- (having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition")
=> varied (vs. unvaried) -- (characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied")
Sense 2
versatile -- (changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods")
=> variable (vs. invariable) -- (liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses")
Sense 3
versatile -- (competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer")
=> skilled (vs. unskilled) -- (having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade")
Sense 4
versatile -- (able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind")
=> mobile (vs. immobile) -- (moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator")