Definitions

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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When a user touches on sensitive topics like bioweapons and cybersecurity, Fable pops up a notification and then redirects the conversation to an earlier, less capable model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

By identifying a propellant capable of powering both systems, MIT researchers believe they can significantly expand the capabilities of small satellites.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But being weaker defensively than we are offensively doesn't mean that we are not capable of winning it, if the luck goes our way.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Starship is…going to revolutionize space, really. It’s the first rocket design that is capable of full and rapid reusability,” Musk said in a video posted this week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He hadn’t known he was capable of Recollecting with living animals.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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