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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You still have to show you are capable of reaching the top when tackling the foothills.

From BBC

"These are very sophisticated computations. They are exascale-level problems that our brains are capable of doing very cheaply."

From Science Daily

In a second analysis, the scientists examined the full gut microbiome composition of more than 6,000 healthy individuals to identify which species appeared most capable of stabilizing the gut ecosystem.

From Science Daily

Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chicago inventor Charles Cretors unveiled a steam-powered wagon capable of popping corn consistently and at volume.

From The Wall Street Journal

capable

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