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English adjective: capable | |||
| 1. | capable (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability | ||
| Samples | Capable of winning. Capable of hard work. Capable of walking on two feet. | ||
| Similar | able, confident, resourceful, sure-footed, surefooted | ||
| See also | competent | ||
| Attribute | capability, capability, capableness, capableness, potentiality | ||
| Antonyms | incapable | ||
| 2. | capable possibly accepting or permitting | ||
| Samples | A passage capable of misinterpretation. Open to interpretation. An issue open to question. The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation. | ||
| Synonyms | open, subject | ||
| Similar | susceptible | ||
| Antonyms | insusceptible, unsusceptible | ||
| 3. | capable (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for | ||
| Samples | No one believed her capable of murder. | ||
| Antonyms | incapable | ||
| 4. | capable having the requisite qualities for | ||
| Samples | Equal to the task. The work isn't up to the standard I require. | ||
| Synonyms | adequate to, equal to, up to | ||
| Similar | adequate, equal | ||
| Antonyms | inadequate, unequal | ||
| 5. | capable have the skills and qualifications to do things well | ||
| Samples | Able teachers. A capable administrator. Children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable. | ||
| Synonyms | able | ||
| Similar | competent | ||
| Antonyms | incompetent | ||
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