All ability synonyms
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A a noun ability
- perform β to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- capacity β The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
- proficiency β the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.
- ingenuity β the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity.
- strength β the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- competence β Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively.
- skill β the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
- talent β a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
- qualification β a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- capability β If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- intelligence β capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- adroitness β expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- genius β an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- deftness β dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
- mastery β command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian.
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- know-how β the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
- savvy β experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- cleverness β mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- knack β a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.
- flair β a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for rhyming.
- handiness β within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- skilful β having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- competency β Competency means the same as competence.
- aptitude β Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- facility β Often, facilities. something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new research facility. something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: to provide someone with every facility for accomplishing a task; to lack facilities for handling bulk mail.
- dexterity β Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind.
- might β physical strength: He swung with all his might.
- resourcefulness β able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- comprehension β Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- potentiality β the state or quality of being potential.
- faculty β an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- non-expert β a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
- finesse β extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- gift β gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- the goods β sth obtained
- what it takes β the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation.
- power β a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- adeptness β very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
adjective ability
- ambitious β Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.