The best replacement for skills is abilities.

The best alternatives to skills are rated as following:
★★★★★  abilities
★★★★  competencies
★★★  qualifications
★★★  strategies
★★  hard skills
★★  attributes
★★  knowledge
★★  talents
★  qualities
★  traits
★  soft skills
★  strengths
★  talent
★  experience
★  skill
★  reading strategies
★  skill set
★  gross motor skills
★  jawtee
  qualifications to put on resume
  experience resume
  interpersonal skills
  training
  content
  communicative skills
  management skills
  ability
  fine motor skills
  attitude
  techniques
  leadership skills
  behaviors
  concepts

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Speaking about skills, one probably shouldn't forget about authority.

Other search terms related to skills and their ratings are:
★★★★★ authority
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