ABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “able”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “able” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Able” are: able-bodied, capable, free to, in a position to, intelligent, clever, brilliant, talented, skilful, skilled, accomplished, gifted, masterly, virtuoso, expert

Able as an Adjective

Definitions of "Able" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “able” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
• Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
• Having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity.
• Having a strong healthy body.
• Have the skills and qualifications to do things well.
• Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
• Having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence.

Synonyms of "Able" as an adjective (15 Words)

able-bodied	Having a strong healthy body.
accomplished	Highly skilled. His mission accomplished he took a vacation.
brilliant	Having striking color. Brilliant tapestries.
capable	Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent. The strange events are capable of rational explanation.
clever	Showing skill and originality; ingenious. She was an extremely clever and studious young woman.
expert	Of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood. An expert job.
free to	Able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint.
gifted	Having exceptional talent or natural ability. A gifted writer.
in a position to	Directed or bound inward.
intelligent	Exercising or showing good judgment. An intelligent solution.
masterly	Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill. His masterly account of rural France.
skilful	Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. A skilful midfielder.
skilled	(of work) requiring special abilities or training. A skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience.
talented	Endowed with talent or talents. A talented young musician.
virtuoso	Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill. A virtuoso performance.

Usage Examples of "Able" as an adjective

• Human beings are able to walk on two feet.
• Able to swim.
• Superman is able to leap tall buildings.
• Able to get a grant for the project.
• Every able-bodied young man served in the army.
• The dancers were technically very able.
• Able teachers.
• She was able to program her computer.
• An able seaman.
• Children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable.
• He was able to read Greek at the age of eight.
• They would never be able to afford such a big house.
• We were at last able to buy a car.
• Able to learn.
• A capable administrator.

Associations of "Able" (30 Words)

ability	Talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area. A man of exceptional ability.
acceptable	Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory. Acceptable levels of radiation.
aptitude	A natural tendency. The aptitude of this society to assimilate new elements.
capability	The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment. He worked to the limits of his capability.
capable	Having the temperament or inclination for. The aircraft is capable of flying 5 000 miles non stop.
competence	A person’s subconscious knowledge of the rules governing the formation of speech in their first language. The players displayed varying degrees of competence.
competent	Acceptable and satisfactory, though not outstanding. An infinitely competent mother of three.
confidently	In a way that expresses little or no doubt about something. He confidently predicts a change of fortune.
empower	Give qualities or abilities to. Movements to empower the poor.
enable	Render capable or able for some task. The Department is leading the effort to enable a smooth and timely transition.
enabling	Providing legal power or sanction. An enabling resolution.
endue	Give qualities or abilities to. Our sight would be endued with a far greater sharpness.
entitle	Give the right to. They entitled him Sultan.
facilitate	Be of use. Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.
fit	The particular way in which something especially a garment or component fits. He had a fit.
gumption	Fortitude and determination. The president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job.
legalize	Make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law. The Swiss parliament legalized cannabis.
likely	Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. We will most likely go to a bar.
perfectible	Capable of becoming or being made perfect.
possibility	The state or fact of being possible; likelihood. Relegation remains a distinct possibility.
potential	Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. Measurements of induced electrical potentials.
potentiality	Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. There is concern over the potentiality of violence.
potentially	With the capacity to develop or happen in the future. A potentially dangerous situation.
preferably	Ideally; if possible. He would like a place of his own preferably outside the town.
proficiency	A high degree of skill; expertise. Practice greatly improves proficiency.
qualification	The qualification stage of a sporting event. I left school at 15 with no qualifications.
qualify	Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of. The training necessary to qualify as a solicitor.
skilled	Based on or proceeding from the ability to do something well. A highly skilled job.
thereby	By that means; as a result of that. Students perform in hospitals thereby gaining a deeper awareness of the therapeutic power of music.
volition	The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention. The exercise of their volition we construe as revolt.