Related Words for able

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capable
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Adjective, Adjective
fit
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Adjective, Adjective
competent
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
healthy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
unable
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
willing
/x
Adjective
could
/
Verb, Noun
allowed
x/
Verb
manage
/x
Verb
cannot
/x
Adjective
trying
/x
Verb
help
/
Noun
continue
x/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
oblige
x/
Verb
forced
/
Verb
ready
/x
Adjective
unwilling
x/x
Adjective
compelled
x/
Verb
want
/
Verb
needed
/x
Verb
must
/
Verb, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
readily
/xx
Adverb
going
/x
Verb
eager
/x
Adjective
easily
/xx
Adverb
keen
/
Adjective
enough
x/
Adjective
ability
x/xx
Noun
should
/
Verb, Noun
come
/
Verb
encouraged
x/x
Verb
have
/
Verb
prepare
x/
Verb
used
/
Verb
successfully
x/xx
Adverb
decide
x/
Verb
sought
/
Verb
struggling
/xx
Verb
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
find
/
Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
refuse
x/
Noun
reluctant
x/x
Adjective
learn
/
Verb
might
/
Noun
finally
/xx
Adverb
intend
x/
Verb
pleased
/
Verb
deigned
/
Verb
cant
/
Noun
muster
/x
Noun
inclined
x/
Adjective
feasible
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Adjective
choose
/
Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
fully
/x
Adverb
adequate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
still
/
Adverb
obtainable
x/xx
Noun
endeavored
x/x
Verb
begin
x/
Verb
impossible
x/xx
Adjective
take
/
Verb
persuade
x/
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective
poised
/
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
permitted
x/x
Verb
tempted
/x
Verb
actually
/xxx
Adverb
even
/x
Adverb
adapt
x/
Verb
failed
/
Verb
invited
x/x
Verb
expect
x/
Verb
compete
x/
Verb
reliably
x/xx
Adverb
locate
/x
Verb
likely
/x
Adjective
make
/
Verb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective
safely
/x
Adverb
strive
/
Verb
required
x/x
Verb
easy
/x
Adjective
seem
/
Verb
possibly
/xx
Adverb
also
/x
Adverb
provide
x/
Verb
bring
/
Verb
bothered
/x
Verb
connect
x/
Verb
communicate
x/xx
Verb
dared
/
Verb
tended
/x
Verb
attend
x/
Verb
discern
x/
Verb
happy
/x
Adjective
opted
/x
Verb
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
operate
/xx
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
identify
x/xx
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
procure
x/
Verb
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
determined
x/x
Verb
employed
x/
Verb
cooperate
x/xx
Verb
available
x/xx
Adjective
effective
x/x
Adjective
empowered
x/x
Verb
workable
/xx
Adjective
suitable
/xx
Adjective
attainable
x/xx
Adjective
allocable
xx/x
Noun
dependable
x/xx
Adjective
usable
/xx
Adjective
viable
/xx
Adjective
accessible
x/xx
Adjective
operable
/xxx
Adjective
possible
/xx
Adjective
resourceful
x/x
Adjective
manageable
/xxx
Adjective
practicable
/xxx
Adjective
bodied
/x
Noun
seaman
/x
Noun
parliamentarian
xxx/xx
Noun
editorship
/xxx
Noun
administrator
x/xxx
Noun
tactician
x/x
Noun
organiser
xxxx
Noun
lieutenants
x/x
Noun
financier
xx/
Noun
pupils
/x
Noun
organizer
/xxx
Noun
strategist
/xx
Noun
lawyer
/x
Noun
anyone
/xx
Noun
negotiator
x/xxx
Noun
subordinates
x/xx
Noun
avail
x/
Noun
assistants
x/x
Noun
jurist
/x
Noun
diplomat
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Noun
statesman
/x
Noun
access
/x
Noun, Verb
adept
x/
Adjective, Noun
admitting
x/x
Noun
adroit
x/
Adjective
advertising
/xxx
Noun
albert
/x
Name
animate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
appears
x/
Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
apt
/
Adjective, Noun
aptitude
/xx
Noun
astute
x/
Adjective
authorised
/xx
Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
authorized
/xx
Adjective
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
boast
/
Verb, Noun
boyfriend
/x
Noun
cain
/
Name
capabilities
xx/xx
Noun
capacities
x/xx
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
commensurate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
competence
/xx
Noun
conditions
x/x
Noun
deft
/
Adjective
degree
x/
Noun
deserving
x/x
Noun, Adjective
disabled
x/x
Adjective, Noun
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
drivers
/x
Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eligible
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
eminent
/xx
Adjective
enlightened
x/x
Adjective, Noun
equipped
x/
Adjective
erin
/x
Name
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
experienced
x/xx
Adjective
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
faculty
/xx
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
golfers
/x
Noun
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grade
/
Noun, Verb
handicapped
/xx
Adjective, Noun
incapable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incompetent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inept
x/
Adjective
inexperienced
xx/xx
Adjective
informed
x/
Adjective
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
initiates
x/xx
Verb, Noun
kan
/
Noun
known
/
Adjective, Noun
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liable
/xx
Adjective
licence
/x
Noun, Verb
license
/x
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lynx
/
Noun
masterful
/xx
Adjective
measured
/x
Adjective
measurement
/xx
Noun
men
/
Noun
meritorious
xx/xx
Adjective
mode
/
Noun
possibilities
xx/xx
Noun
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
powerless
/xx
Adjective
proficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
qualified
/xx
Adjective
relevant
/xx
Adjective
repeatable
x/xx
Adjective
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
responsive
x/x
Adjective
retired
x/
Adjective
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sailor
/x
Noun
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
shrewd
/
Adjective
skilful
/x
Adjective
skilled
/
Adjective
skillful
/x
Adjective
someone
/x
Noun
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
talented
/xx
Adjective
terms
/
Adjective
to
/
Adverb, Noun
trained
/
Adjective
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
expression
x/x
Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
collocation
xx/x
Noun