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

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Mr. Shapiro is popular, well-spoken and capable but has yet to build a national coalition.

From The Wall Street Journal

These weeks should be a celebration of the people who push the boundaries of what humans are capable of.

From The Wall Street Journal

Floyd said the organization is capable of detecting underground explosions that might be nuclear tests if they have a yield equivalent to about 500 tons of TNT.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

First, scientists at GFZ used an AI driven system capable of automatically analyzing vast amounts of seismic data.

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