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Synonyms for capable
ˈkeɪ pə bəlca·pa·ble
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
able, adapted, adequate, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitableAntonyms:
disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthlessPreposition:
Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.
Princeton's WordNet
capableadjective
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
"capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
Synonyms:
equal to(p), up to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, ableAntonyms:
unable(p), inadequate, incompetent, unequal, insusceptible, incapable, unsusceptiblecapable, 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"
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), openedAntonyms:
unsusceptible, incapable, insusceptible, unequal, unable(p), inadequate, incompetentcapableadjective
(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
"no one believed her capable of murder"
Synonyms:
equal to(p), up to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, ableAntonyms:
incompetent, unsusceptible, incapable, insusceptible, unable(p), inadequate, unequaladequate 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, incapableable, 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"
Synonyms:
equal to(p), open, adequate to(p), subject, able-bodied, able, up to(p)Antonyms:
unable(p), incapable, insusceptible, unsusceptible, unequal, inadequate, incompetent
Editors Contribution
able
Submitted by Soulwriter on June 1, 2021efficacy
able to do
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
capableadjective
Synonyms:
qualified, suited, fitted, adapted, susceptiblecapableadjective
Synonyms:
able, competent, intelligent, clever, skilful, efficient, ingenious, sagacious, gifted, accomplished
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
capableadjective
Synonyms:
able, qualified, susceptible, competent, efficient, proficientAntonyms:
incapable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#259 | subject | |
#283 | open | |
#727 | able | |
#907 | clear | |
#1481 | likely | |
#1589 | ability | |
#1686 | capacity | |
#1931 | fit | |
#2309 | equal | |
#3299 | opened | |
#3344 | qualified | |
#3580 | suitable | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#3646 | unable | |
#3780 | dependent | |
#4264 | capable | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4876 | exposed | |
#5227 | loose | |
#7422 | fitted | |
#7772 | fitting | |
#8185 | satisfactory | |
#8207 | adapted | |
#9018 | competent | |
#13668 | candid | |
#14010 | unresolved | |
#20455 | incapable | |
#25269 | undecided | |
#26194 | receptive | |
#28212 | undetermined | |
#28462 | overt | |
#29066 | commensurate | |
#153106 | undefended | |
#161921 | unfastened |
How to use capable in a sentence?
The language barrier is an important problem, when one day these people return to Syria, there must not be a lost generation. There will be a need for a generation of people capable of rebuilding the country.
Investigation Director Christopher Wray:
The same things that attract people to it for good reasons are also capable of causing all sorts of harms.
On paper, it is simple to calculate the amount of CO2 emissions a ton of coal will produce and then to calculate the number of trees it takes to consume the CO2, the problem with that theory is that you have to train the CO2 molecules to go to those trees. . . maybe we only burn coal when the wind is blowing in that direction ? And, oh yes, the trees, he said. Are these mature, 40-foot oak trees they are planting, or more likely 16-inch pine seedlings ? Do they realize how long it will take to get a mature forest capable of consuming the CO2 ?
I was just thrilled to get the call because I feel like I've heard so much about this event and it is an extraordinary night to celebrate women and all they've accomplished in their different industries, ... Women are infinitely capable of doing amazing things.
Building up the capacity of a willing and capable local fighting force is going to take time. And that is part of the strategy, the strategy is predicated on having a capable local force that's going to take the fight to ISIL in their own country.
Translations for capable
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- قادرArabic
- здо́льныBelarusian
- способенBulgarian
- capaçCatalan, Valencian
- schopnýCzech
- fähigGerman
- ικανόςGreek
- kapablaEsperanto
- capazSpanish
- kykenevä, kyvykäsFinnish
- capableFrench
- cumasachIrish
- comasachScottish Gaelic
- jargalManx
- सक्षमHindi
- capabileInterlingua
- mampuIndonesian
- kapablaIdo
- capaceItalian
- 有能Japanese
- spējīgsLatvian
- စွမ်းBurmese
- bekwaamDutch
- capazPortuguese
- capabilRomanian
- способныйRussian
- spȍsobanSerbo-Croatian
- zmoženSlovene
- kapasitede, kapasiteliTurkish
- здатнийUkrainian
- قابلUrdu
- 能Chinese
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