Antonyms for capable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : key-puh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ pə bəl |
Definition of capable
Origin :- 1560s, from Middle French capable or directly from Late Latin capabilis "receptive; able to grasp or hold," used by theologians, from Latin capax "able to hold much, broad, wide, roomy;" also "receptive, fit for;" adjectival form of capere "to grasp, lay hold, take, catch; undertake; take in, hold; be large enough for; comprehend," from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (cf. Sanskrit kapati "two handfuls;" Greek kaptein "to swallow, gulp down;" Lettish kampiu "seize;" Old Irish cacht "servant-girl," literally "captive;" Welsh caeth "captive, slave;" Gothic haban "have, hold;" Old English hæft "handle," habban "to have, hold," Modern English have). Related: Capably.
- adj able to perform
- But you shall see how I'll help you with your work; I was capable of it all the time.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It passed, and the next moment she was on her feet again, capable of action.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- If I am capable of judging, our tempers and inclinations are vastly different.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She is so capable and the girls not only like her but respect her as well.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- The Duke wanted a capable candidate to help him regain his ascendency.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- A modern example of the effects it is capable of is recorded by Tartini.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- And to-day we have three novelists of the third class, good, capable craftsmen.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- The one was capable of genuine sympathy; the other not yet of any.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- I should never have thought you capable of showing such a lack of principle.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Yet, it was capable of meaning much concerning the nature of the lad.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Synonyms for capable
- able
- accomplished
- adapted
- adept
- adequate
- apt
- au fait
- clever
- competent
- dynamite
- efficient
- experienced
- fireball
- fitted
- gifted
- good
- green thumb
- has what it takes
- having know-how
- having the goods
- having the right stuff
- intelligent
- knowing the ropes
- knowing the score
- like a one-man band
- like a pistol
- masterly
- old hand
- old-timer
- on the ball
- proficient
- proper
- qualified
- skillful
- suited
- talented
- there
- up
- up to it
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- veteran
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