What is another word for capable?
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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?
Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.
Russian President Vladimir Putin:
I hope that the responsible figures in the Ukrainian leadership will not hinder soldiers in the Ukrainian army from putting down their weapons, if they aren’t capable of taking that decision themselves and giving that order, then (I hope) that they won’t prosecute people who want to save their lives and the lives of others.
The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
I am extremely confident in the continued success of The WWE, and I leave our company in the capable hands of an extraordinary group of Superstars, employees, and executives, as the majority shareholder, I will continue to support WWE in any way I can.
The life you’re capable of living is waiting for you—all you have to do is choose to go after it.
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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