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All capable synonyms

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adj capable

  • suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
  • talented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
  • efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
  • gifted — having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.
  • able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
  • accomplished — If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.
  • proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
  • adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • skillful — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
  • competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
  • adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
  • intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
  • adapted — If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
  • apt — An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
  • au fait — If you are au fait with something, you are familiar with it and know about it.
  • clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
  • fitted — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • green thumb — an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb.
  • masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
  • old hand — a person who is experienced in or familiar with a subject, area, procedure, etc.: The guide you just hired is an old hand at leading safaris.
  • old-timer — a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
  • on the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
  • proper — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
  • veteran — a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
  • up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
  • fireballSir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
  • there — in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.
  • up to snuff — to draw in through the nose by inhaling.
  • up to speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.

adjective capable

  • skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
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