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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “able” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
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. |
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. |
The synonyms and related words of "Brag" are: blow, bluster, boast, gas, gasconade, shoot a…
The synonyms and related words of "Pierce" are: thrust, make a hole in, penetrate, puncture,…
The synonyms and related words of "Weary" are: aweary, tired, tired out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,…
The synonyms and related words of "Kick" are: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, give…
The synonyms and related words of "Useless" are: futile, pointless, purposeless, impractical, vain, in vain,…
Want to describe something with adjectives that start with 'J'? Though they are not numerous,…