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

Responding to three years of airspace violations, Spinu suggested, has allowed Romanian and allied pilots and commanders to study Russian munitions, flight patterns and capabilities -- plus their own abilities in engaging such threats. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Low-speed vehicles are a step above a golf cart but fall short of the capabilities of conventional passenger cars. — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

GrapheneOS has supported Pixels because Google’s Tensor chips provide the necessary security features, but not all Qualcomm chips offer the same capabilities. — ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis defines AGI more narrowly, as a system that can exhibit the full range of human cognitive capabilities, and puts the odds at roughly 50% by the end of the decade. — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

And other Asian nations are looking at how to expand their Arctic capabilities, including through shipping along the NSR. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Developed for highly mobile operations on the modern battlefield, the FV-014 combines reconnaissance, target identification and precision strike capabilities within a single system. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Where India had captured some market share in the years following the pandemic due to its unique capabilities, growing capacity and flexibility, China is no longer just a sourcing locale for brands looking for cheap goods at high volumes. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026