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

The demonstration at Warner Robins will provide an opportunity to evaluate those capabilities in an operational maintenance environment before broader deployment across defense sustainment programs. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

The use of what are known as feature phones — with calling and texting options but no touch screen and no photo or recording capabilities — is permitted. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

Companies that went all-in with one provider built their workflows around those capabilities, assuming the relationship would hold. — Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Swift’s mission could have naturally come to an end, but the NASA team wanted to try to extend its scientific observations since no ready replacement exists for the telescope — and test capabilities needed for future exploration. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

During its mission to hunt down Puma, Jackal was able to demonstrate several critical capabilities, including proximity operations and satellite image identification. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 July 2026

The company’s goal is to integrate satellite communications, navigation, and Earth-observation capabilities into future generations of autonomous vehicles. — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026