unfumbled
Kept good grip
Unfumbled describes something that was handled successfully without dropping, mishandling, or bungling it.
The word appears most often in sports contexts, particularly American football, where maintaining possession of the ball matters greatly: The receiver secured the unfumbled catch despite heavy contact.
More broadly, it can describe any task or object managed competently when clumsiness might have been expected.
Having learned ability
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- sure-handedSkilled at grasping
- coordinatedArranged to work together
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
agile · proficient · deft · precise · graceful · smooth · polished · practiced
Secure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- catchSeize or snag
- holdMaintain in grasp
possession · retrieval · recover · reclaim · regain · salvage · snatch · seize
Solid or resolute
- stableSecure and unchanging
- secureProtected from harm
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- solidFirm matter state
unwavering · reliable · dependable · consistent · sure · fixed · settled · constant
Free from agitation
- poisedCalm and controlled
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- unruffledEmotionally undisturbed, placid
- coolheadedCalm when stressed
unflappable · level-headed · steady · balanced · controlled · assured · confident · unfazed
skilled
Having learned ability
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- sure-handedSkilled at grasping
- coordinatedArranged to work together
nimble · agile · proficient · deft · precise · graceful · smooth · polished · practiced · expert
grip
Secure manual hold
hold · possession · retrieval · recover · reclaim · regain · salvage · snatch · seize · corral
firm
Solid or resolute
solid · unwavering · reliable · dependable · consistent · sure · fixed · settled · constant · even
calm
Free from agitation
coolheaded · unflappable · level-headed · steady · balanced · controlled · assured · confident · unfazed · imperturbable