capable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
capable of winning
Related & opposite
- competent also see
- incapable antonym
- capability attribute
- capableness attribute
- capability derivation
- capableness derivation
- able similar to
- surefooted similar to
- resourceful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
possibly accepting or permitting
a passage capable of misinterpretation
Related & opposite
- capacity derivation
- susceptible similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
no one believed her capable of murder
Related & opposite
- incapable antonym
- capability derivation
Sense 4 adjective
having the requisite qualities for
equal to the task
Related & opposite
- adequate similar to
Sense 5 adjective
have the skills and qualifications to do things well
able teachers
Related & opposite
- ability derivation
- capability derivation
- ability derivation
- capableness derivation
- competent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | competent |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | incapable |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | capability |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | capableness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | capability |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | capableness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | able |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | surefooted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | resourceful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | capacity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | susceptible |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | incapable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | capability |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | adequate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ability |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | capability |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ability |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | capableness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | competent |