Synonyms of capabilities

capabilities

noun

plural of capability

1

as in abilities

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job

the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abilities
• qualifications
• proficiencies
• facilities
• capacities
• credentials
• talents
• competencies
• goods
• expertises
• competences
• stuff
• faculties
• specialities
• aptitudes
• gifts
• specialisms
• potentialities
• endowments
• specialties
• commands
• suitabilities
• know-hows
• masterships
• strong suits
• flairs
• fortes
• makings
• knacks
• long suits
• métiers
• geniuses
• masteries

2

as in capacities

the physical or mental power to do something

the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abilities
• capacities
• skills
• talents
• faculties
• aptitudes
• competencies
• competences
• facilities
• reasons
• equipments
• instincts
• gifts
• resources
• intelligences
• endowments
• knacks
• hands
• understandings
• prowesses
• dexterities
• addresses
• potencies
• influences
• adequacies
• gray matters
• means
• stuff
• mights
• staying powers
• puissances
• forms
• wherewithals
• kens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incapabilities
• inabilities
• incapacities
• disabilities
• weaknesses
• impotences
• deficiencies
• inadequacies
• incompetences
• incompetencies
• ineptitudes
• impairments
• ineffectualities
• inefficacies
• debilitations
• incapacitations
• disablements
• paralyses

3

as in possibilities

something that can develop or become actual

there are great capabilities in the property, either as a bed-and-breakfast or as a private home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possibilities
• potentials
• prospects
• potentialities
• probabilities
• eventualities
• likelihoods
• potencies
• latencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realities
• actualities
• certainties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capabilities

Hypersonic launch capabilities enhance the new Virginia class further, analysts said, noting that testing of a hypersonic glide vehicle is well underway. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The lab is a joint venture with Mihira Visual Labs and Animatrik Film Design and offers unparalleled motion capture capabilities, supporting up to 20 performers simultaneously. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

The problem is that routine entry-level work has long helped graduates develop those capabilities. — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026