CAPABLE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having the requisite qualities for
   Synonym(s)
   • adequate to(p) (what does adequate to(p) mean?)
   • equal to(p) (what does equal to(p) mean?)
   • up to(p) (what does up to(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • equal to the task
   • the work isn”t up to the standard I require
   Similar To
   • adequate (what does adequate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (usually followed by `of”) having capacity or ability
   Usage Example(s)
   • capable of winning
   • capable of hard work
   • capable of walking on two feet
   Antonym(s)
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
   Similar To
   • able (what does able mean?)
   • confident (what does confident mean?)
   • surefooted (what does surefooted mean?)
   • resourceful (what does resourceful mean?)
   See Also
   • competent (what does competent mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • capability (what does capability mean?)
   • capableness (what does capableness mean?)
   • capability (what does capability mean?)
   • capableness (what does capableness mean?)
   • potentiality (what does potentiality mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (followed by `of”) having the temperament or inclination for
   Usage Example(s)
   • no one believed her capable of murder
   Antonym(s)
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
4. Meaning
   • have the skills and qualifications to do things well
   Synonym(s)
   • able (what does able mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • able teachers
   • a capable administrator
   • children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
   Similar To
   • competent (what does competent mean?)
5. Meaning
   • possibly accepting or permitting
   Synonym(s)
   • open (what does open mean?)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a passage capable of misinterpretation
   • open to interpretation
   • an issue open to question
   • the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
   Similar To
   • susceptible (what does susceptible mean?)