Synonyms of capably

capably

adverb

as in masterfully

in a skillful or expert manner

the summer intern performed all assigned tasks at the television station capably and quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masterfully
• skillfully
• well
• ably
• competently
• neatly
• proficiently
• expertly
• artfully
• deftly
• adroitly
• easily
• adeptly
• masterly
• consummately
• aptly
• fluently
• cleanly
• dexterously
• facilely
• cleverly
• nimbly
• handily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• inefficiently
• ineptly
• incompetently
• inexpertly
• unskillfully
• amateurishly
• artlessly
• inaptly
• clumsily
• incapably
• crudely
• awkwardly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capably

Bryant capably replaced Will Campbell as the starting left tackle for one practice, and continues to be solid in 1-on-1 pass rush. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

His professional background is in private equity, and LAFC, the team he's been with since its founding in 2014, which is widely regarded as one of the most capably run franchises in MLS. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Directed by brothers Drew and Eric Dowdle, who capably remade REC (2007) as Quarantine (2008), The Poughkeepsie Tapes makes up for its occasional lapses in realism with its utterly disturbing portrayal of pure evil. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

Backed by tens of thousands of raucous fans in the Los Angeles area, Bosnia capably hung with Switzerland into the second half — until the hydration break led to a moment of brilliance from Manzambi, a 20-year-old Geneva native who plays for German club Freiburg. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

Boston College transfer Omar Thornton also is an accomplished safety, but UM used him primarily at nickel cornerback this spring, a role handled capably last season by Keionte Scott, who’s now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

Most notably, the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab or CSAIL, directed capably by my colleague Daniela Rus, is in there, where intrepid teams work on such vanguard projects as liquid AI models. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Soto has capably shifted into the closer role, moving Dennis Santana into setup duty. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 13 May 2026