Synonyms 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.

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

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

   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"

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

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

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"

   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

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

3. capableadjective

   (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, able

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

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"

   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 ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. able

   Submitted by Soulwriter on June 1, 2021  

2. efficacy

   able to do

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capableadjective

   Synonyms:
   qualified, suited, fitted, adapted, susceptible

2. capableadjective

   Synonyms:
   able, competent, intelligent, clever, skilful, efficient, ingenious, sagacious, gifted, accomplished

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1. capableadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   incapable

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1. List of paraphrases for "capable":

   able, competent, ability, likely, capacity, incapable, unable

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1. Zabihullah Mujahid:

   Some of these attacks were already planned, but the aim at this stage was to convey a message to those saying the Taliban had been split into factions, we wanted to convey a message that the Emirate of Afghanistan is still intact and is capable of carrying out attacks on highly guarded installations.

2. John Kerry:

   Obviously down the road at some point Iran could play a role, but we don't know yet whether they're ready to and willing to and capable of it.

3. Richard Burr:

   As White House determines White House next nominee, I'm heartened by the fact that ODNI has an experienced and capable leadership team to help see it through this transition. However, there is no substitute for having a Senate-confirmed director in place to lead our Intelligence Community.

4. Tim Hawkins:

   The Navy still plans to rotationally deploy four littoral combat ships to Singapore by 2018 as part of a broader effort to base the most advanced and capable naval forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region over the next four years.

5. Blue Jays:

   That was incredible, that was just kind of a glimpse of what this offense is capable of.