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

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2
as in capacities
the physical or mental power to do something the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching

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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

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Recent Examples of capabilities Those capabilities could become increasingly important as military operations move into more contested orbital environments. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 In one scenario, progress at the frontier stalls and AI capabilities are widely diffused. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Since then, the organization has intensified its effort to acquire new and more powerful military capabilities. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 But computational capabilities have only recently progressed to the point scientists like Amaya have been able to model and track them. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The system administrator should have different capabilities than a patrol officer. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 OpenAI’s latest model, Astra, does more thinking beyond human oversight, boosting capabilities but raising concerns about loss of control. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 But more recently, DOGE reduced surveillance and tracing capabilities. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capabilities
  1. abilities
  2. capacities
  3. possibilities
  4. qualifications
  5. potentials
  6. proficiencies
  7. prospects
  8. facilities
Noun
  • While some via ferratas cater to expert rock climbers looking for tough challenges, Tahoe’s encourages visitors of all ages and fitness levels to try it out and test their abilities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since the beginning of the year, Google has directed more researchers’ time and computing resources toward improving Gemini’s coding abilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of abilities
Noun
  • Each of the ships are designed to feel like private yachts—Windstar’s sailing ships have guest capacities of just 148 and 342 passengers for an ultra-exclusive and boutique atmosphere.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In deal that showcases the short story as a dominant form of source material, Netflix has picked Understudy, a hot TV package that has Steven Yeun and Phil Lord and Chris Miller attached in various capacities.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of capacities
Noun
  • The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • These are proper, fully fledged components, designed to last, keep doing things, and progressively fire the mind with possibilities.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • But for as much as Kirk was revered on the right, he was reviled on the left, facing pushback for comments disparaging immigrants and transgender people and questioning the qualifications and capabilities of women and Black Americans.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This year alone, five children from Ebony have gone on to the British Racing School, the National Stud and the National Horse Racing College to get their qualifications as a groom to work in the equine industry.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualifications
Noun
  • Chloride ions readily attack many alloys, while components around the oxygen-producing anode side are simultaneously subject to strongly oxidizing electrochemical potentials.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Then on July 7, Neptune will station retrograde in Aries, pulling the curtain back on fantasies and ideals surrounding romantic partners and potentials.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of potentials
Noun
  • Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Definition of proficiencies
Noun
  • There’s attention around you, but some of the top basketball prospects or football prospects, there are cameras at every high school game.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Chmelař emerged from a crowded group of bottom-six winger prospects, earning 28 games with the big club last season as a 22-year-old.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of prospects
Noun
  • Considerable expense would go into rebranding the entire airport and its facilities.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • According to the document’s timeline, NASA seeks a groundbreaking for a permanent campus no later than next year, the first class to be enrolled and begin studies in temporary facilities in 2028, and a transition to a permanent campus in 2031.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Capabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capabilities. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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