capability

[key-puh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkeɪ pəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

ability to perform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capacity competence effectiveness efficiency facility means potential power proficiency skill wherewithal

STRONG

adequacy aptitude art craft cunning efficacy faculty might potency potentiality qualification

WEAK

qualifiedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incapability incapacity incompetence ineffectiveness inefficiency ineptness weakness

STRONG

inaptitude lack

Example Sentences

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To strengthen its capabilities, Interpol partners with private firms in finance, cybersecurity and cryptocurrency analysis.

From Barron's

It was a work phone with a small touch screen, email and fax capabilities and a scheduler; it weighed a full pound.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is also expected to speak on Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the security and recovery of Gaza, and the war in Ukraine.

From Barron's

In response, the company is restricting access to some of the capabilities to clients that verify their identities.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Luria’s opinion, AMD is “meaningfully lacking outside their core hardware capabilities.”

From MarketWatch