Synonyms of able

able

adjective

ˈā-bəl 

as in qualified

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance

looking for an able and reliable assistant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• qualified
• suitable
• capable
• competent
• good
• fit
• equal
• ready
• prepared
• expert
• experienced
• willing
• skilled
• adept
• proficient
• accomplished
• skillful
• on the ball
• trained
• practiced
• seasoned
• masterly
• master
• veteran
• ace
• apt
• masterful
• versatile
• schooled
• overqualified
• protean
• all-around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfit
• poor
• incompetent
• unqualified
• inept
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• unprepared
• unfitted
• beginning
• new
• untrained
• green
• inexpert
• raw
• unseasoned
• untried
• untested
• unskillful
• unschooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of able

Defense questions lost cellphone and computer While text messages were recovered from Caleb and Ashley Flynn's phones, none were able to be taken from Botner's devices. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Mann made note of his friends having unusual skills, such as McGuire being able to quickly figure out puzzles and Wilson knowing how to drive a stick shift car. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The final straw is when Trey, in an attempt to assuage Charlotte’s pain over not being able to conceive, gives her a cardboard baby. — Kyle MacLachlan, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Sitting with him at the panel were execs from companies that have been able to tap YouTube’s perks, led by Roger Rofín Sanglas of Catalan streamer 3Cat, Minerva Pictures Chairman & CEO Gianluca Curti of Italy and RTP Hugo Figueiredo of Portugal. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026