Antonyms for capable
ˈkeɪ pə bəlca·pa·ble

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1. capableadjective

   Antonyms:
   incapable

2. capableadjective

   Antonyms:
   incapable

3. capableadjective

   Antonyms:
   incapable

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1. capable

   Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.

   Antonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Synonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

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1. capableadjective

   (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

   "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

   Antonyms:
   unable(p), inadequate, incompetent, unequal, insusceptible, incapable, unsusceptible

   Synonyms:
   equal to(p), up to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, able

2. capable, open, subjectadjective

   possibly accepting or permitting

   "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

   Antonyms:
   unsusceptible, incapable, insusceptible, unequal, unable(p), inadequate, incompetent

   Synonyms:
   overt, unfastened, receptive, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, exposed, dependent, clear, open, candid, undecided, up to(p), loose, assailable, unresolved, equal to(p), undetermined, able, adequate to(p), opened

3. capableadjective

   (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

   "no one believed her capable of murder"

   Antonyms:
   incompetent, unsusceptible, incapable, insusceptible, unable(p), inadequate, unequal

   Synonyms:
   equal to(p), up to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, able

4. adequate to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)adjective

   having the requisite qualities for

   "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

   Antonyms:
   incompetent, unable(p), insusceptible, unsusceptible, inadequate, unequal, incapable

5. able, capableadjective

   have the skills and qualifications to do things well

   "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

   Antonyms:
   unable(p), incapable, insusceptible, unsusceptible, unequal, inadequate, incompetent

   Synonyms:
   equal to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, able-bodied, able, up to(p)

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1. capableadjective

   Antonyms:
   incapable

   Synonyms:
   able, qualified, susceptible, competent, efficient, proficient

How to use capable in a sentence?

1. William Wordsworth:

   The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   Of course God's forgiving and kind. It takes a supernatural being to be capable of such a thing.

3. Tom Wilson, Ziggy (comic):

   Many of us are more capable than some of us... but none of us is as capable as all of us!!

4. John Wooden:

   Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

5. Lou Holtz:

   Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

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