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capable

[key-puh-buhl] / ˈkeɪ pə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
able to perform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able accomplished adept adequate competent efficient experienced gifted good intelligent proficient qualified skillful suited talented
WEAK
adapted apt au fait clever dynamite fireball fitted green thumb has what it takes having know-how having the goods having the right stuff knowing the ropes knowing the score like a one-man band like a pistol masterly old hand old-timer on the ball proper there up up to it up to snuff up to speed veteran
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clumsy green ignorant inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced powerless stupid unable unintelligent unqualified unskilled unsuitable untalented useless weak
WEAK
impotent unskillful

Example Sentences

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The desert can be hot and rough, but Giveon’s soothing baritone is a balm capable of healing sunburns and broken hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

CoreWeave—which first signed a deal with Meta to provide AI cloud infrastructure last fall for about $14.2 billion—said the deal signals accelerating demand for infrastructure capable of supporting complex and large-scale AI workloads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Instead of relying on constant human direction, they tested a semi-autonomous robot capable of moving from one target to another and collecting data on its own.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Anthropic has said the delayed rollout of Mythos is necessary because the model is so capable of identifying and potentially exploiting vulnerabilities in software that it cannot yet be released to the public.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Maybe she couldn’t keep track of standby codes, but she was capable of standing up straight.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix