capable

  • (a) (usually followed by "of") having capacity or ability
    • capable of winning
    • capable of hard work
    • capable of walking on two feet
  • (s) possibly accepting or permitting
    • 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
    subject, open,
  • (a) (followed by "of") having the temperament or inclination for
    • no one believed her capable of murder
  • (s) having the requisite qualities for
    • equal to the task
    • the work isn't up to the standard I require
    adequate to, equal to, up to,
  • (s) have the skills and qualifications to do things well
    • able teachers
    • a capable administrator
    • children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
    able,

Synonyms

subject open adequate to equal to up to able

Antonyms

incapable

See also

competent

Words of close approximity

capably
capably
capableness