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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He has been living in an apartment and has demonstrated that he is capable of living on his own with some support.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

"The guidance is changing from what it has been historically. Women are capable of an awful lot."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“We really want the public to know what these e-motorcycles are capable of, that they are not intended for street use and shouldn’t be in the hands of children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

A good riff is a short and repeatable phrase of music capable of shaping a whole song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I just wanted to know if you were still capable of hitting one.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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