Able Synonyms and Antonyms

ābəl
Showing superior innate capacity
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. talented
  2. gifted
  3. intelligent
  4. ingenious
  5. clever
  6. smart
  7. bright
  8. canny
  9. apt
  10. ready
  11. well-fitted
  12. worthy
  13. capable
  14. endowed
  15. dexterous
  16. handy
  17. agile
  18. nimble
  19. nimble-fingered
  20. strong
  21. powerful
  22. versatile
  23. well-rounded
  24. capacitated
  25. cut out for
  26. having what it takes
  27. having the right stuff
  28. undiscoverable
  29. incognizable
  30. unheard
Antonyms:
  1. stupid
  2. unable
  3. impotent
  4. incapable
  5. incompetent
  6. inefficient ineffective
  7. weak
  8. feeble
  9. delicate
  10. inept
  11. bungling
  12. unadaptable
  13. infirm
  14. ineffective
  15. useless
  16. powerless
Showing superior proven skill
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. capable
  2. competent
  3. qualified
  4. skillful
  5. adept
  6. effective
  7. efficient
  8. clever
  9. fit
  10. skilled
  11. proficient
  12. masterful
  13. dexterous
  14. good
  15. versatile
  16. strong
  17. accomplished
  18. deft
  19. adroit
  20. artful
  21. masterly
  22. expert
  23. practiced
  24. experienced
  25. workmanlike
  26. apt
  27. au-fait
  28. well-rounded
  29. well-versed
  30. conversant
  31. knowledgeable
  32. au fait (French)
  33. responsible
  34. cogent
  35. enterprising
  36. resourceful
  37. inventive
  38. able-bodied
  39. superior
  40. first-rate
  41. top-notch
  42. top-flight
  43. crack
  44. crackerjack
  45. gifted
  46. slick
  47. smooth
  48. all-around
  49. an old dog at
  50. learned
  51. up-on
  52. hotshot
  53. up-to-snuff
  54. potent
  55. up to the mark
  56. on-the-ball
  57. smart
  58. suitable
  59. suited
  60. talented
  61. telling
  62. vigorous
Antonyms:
  1. inexperienced
  2. inefficient
  3. unskillful
Having the necessary power, skill, or resources
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. capable of
  2. qualified
  3. fit for
  4. fitted
  5. well-fitted
  6. equipped
  7. well-equipped
  8. equal to
  9. suited to
  10. competent to
  11. having the ability
  12. having the capability
  13. having the capacity
  14. cut out for
  15. up to
  16. up-on
  17. conversant with
  18. proficient
  19. at home in
  20. adequate
  21. suitable
  22. prepared
  23. ready
  24. endowed
  25. authorized
  26. empowered
Synonyms:
(Adverb)
  1. unbeknown

Words Related to Able

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ability
  2. willing
  3. oblige
  4. keen
  5. well-placed
  6. accustom
  7. eager
  8. not likely
  9. totally committed
  10. try
  11. ready and willing
  12. able-to-adapt
  13. at liberty
  14. better-equipped
  15. intend
  16. be able

Able Sentence Examples

  • His father was never able to get custody of him as a child.

  • When will you be able to take me to get my car?

  • It's good to be able to listen.

  • She wasn't going to be able to sleep any more.

  • If he had simply ignored her, she might have been able to get her emotions under control, but now a sob threatened so convincingly that she was afraid to breathe.

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