able Antonyms

Meaning of able

Wordnet

able (a)

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

Wordnet

able (s)

have the skills and qualifications to do things well

having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity

having a strong healthy body

Webster

able (superl.)

Fit; adapted; suitable.

Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano.

Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech.

Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.

Webster

able (a.)

To make able; to enable; to strengthen.

To vouch for.

able Sentence Examples

  1. Despite facing numerous challenges, she proved to be able to overcome adversity with resilience.
  2. The new employee demonstrated that he was able to quickly adapt to the dynamic work environment.
  3. After extensive training, the athlete felt more able to compete at the highest level.
  4. The computer programmer was able to troubleshoot and resolve the complex software issue efficiently.
  5. With her organizational skills, she was able to coordinate the entire event seamlessly.
  6. The detective's keen observation skills made him able to solve the mystery in record time.
  7. The experienced teacher was able to engage her students with innovative teaching methods.
  8. Through careful planning and strategy, the general was able to outmaneuver the enemy forces.
  9. The entrepreneur's visionary mindset made him able to identify lucrative business opportunities.
  10. Thanks to his excellent communication skills, he was able to negotiate a favorable deal for his company.

FAQs About the word able

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something, have the skills and qualifications to do things well, h

suitable, good, capable, competent, qualified, prepared, willing, equal, expert, skilled

incompetent, inexperienced, unqualified, unskilled, unfit, poor, unprepared, incompetent, unskilled, poor

Despite facing numerous challenges, she proved to be able to overcome adversity with resilience.

The new employee demonstrated that he was able to quickly adapt to the dynamic work environment.

After extensive training, the athlete felt more able to compete at the highest level.

The computer programmer was able to troubleshoot and resolve the complex software issue efficiently.