capable

Having the ability or qualities needed to do something.

• You are capable of more.
• The team is capable of winning this match.
• Is the printer capable of printing in color?

How to use it: capable of something/doing something (This machine is capable of lifting a small car.)

Similar words: able

Opposites: incapable

Common phrases: capable of something, capable of doing, fully capable

Having the skill to do a job well.

• She’s a capable manager.
• We left the office in his capable hands.
• They need someone capable to lead the team.

Similar words: competent, skilled, efficient

Opposites: incompetent, incapable

Common phrases: capable hands, capable manager, capable worker, highly capable

Having the ability to do a task well, or the qualities that make an action or change possible.

• The new assistant is capable and organized.
• She is capable of handling difficult customers.
• This device is capable of working in extreme cold.

How to use it: capable of doing something (The material is capable of absorbing large amounts of water.)

Similar words: able, competent

Opposites: incapable

Common phrases: capable person, capable of something, capable of doing