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

Submarine’s combat capabilities tested The launches demonstrated the submarine’s ability to engage targets at sea and on land while operating underwater in the Pacific Ocean. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

The problem, Snegovaya said, is that achieving military autonomy for Europe and Ukraine is extremely difficult in the short term, and Europe has been slow to develop the necessary capabilities. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Washington must take care, however, not to transfer defense responsibilities faster than allies can develop the capabilities to assume them—and not to do so in ways that erode trust, interoperability, and coordination. — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Advocacy groups, unions and other due diligence bodies are only advancing in their capabilities and capacity to root out wrongdoing. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

During the livestream, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen, and VP of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy demonstrated various capabilities of the second-gen Roadster. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

While Saudi Arabia has considerable military capabilities, experience in Yemen, and powerful allies like Pakistan and Türkiye, active US backing remains crucial, both strategically and politically. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The 414-foot Lürssen wasn’t a floating palace like most of the world’s largest yachts before it, but an expedition ship disguised as a superyacht, complete with submarines, helipads, a drive-in marina, and research capabilities. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026