Synonyms of capability

capability

noun

ˌkā-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

1

as in qualification

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

• qualification
• ability
• expertise
• talent
• stuff
• goods
• credentials
• capacity
• aptitude
• facility
• competence
• competency
• knack
• proficiency
• gift
• mastery
• potentiality
• flair
• fitness
• endowment
• faculty
• suitability
• know-how
• command
• speciality
• specialty
• mastership
• forte
• genius
• strong suit
• specialism
• long suit
• suitableness
• métier
• makings

2

as in ability

the physical or mental power to do something

the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ability
• capacity
• aptitude
• talent
• faculty
• competence
• skill
• capableness
• competency
• equipment
• facility
• reason
• instinct
• prowess
• gift
• knack
• intelligence
• understanding
• resources
• endowment
• address
• usefulness
• dexterity
• resourcefulness
• influence
• potency
• effectiveness
• aptness
• gray matter
• adequacy
• fitness
• means
• might
• adroitness
• deftness
• staying power
• wherewithal
• stuff
• hand
• ken
• form
• puissance
• effectualness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inability
• disability
• incapacity
• incapability
• incompetence
• incompetency
• ineptitude
• ineptness
• weakness
• paralysis
• deficiency
• impotence
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• inadequacy
• impairment
• incapableness
• ineffectiveness
• defectiveness
• uselessness
• inefficacy
• ineffectuality
• incapacitation
• disablement
• debilitation
• inadequateness
• ineffectualness
• inefficaciousness

3

as in possibility

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

• possibility
• potential
• prospect
• potentiality
• likelihood
• probability
• eventuality
• potency
• latency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reality
• certainty
• actuality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capability

There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground. — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

But more recently, DOGE reduced surveillance and tracing capabilities. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

This partnership between British start-up Blakcro, UK Defence Innovation, and the MOD is an example of how backing agile, homegrown innovators can deliver cutting-edge capability and sustainable growth. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

The project gave a restricted frontier model to defenders specifically because Anthropic had observed that the same coding capability that finds software vulnerabilities for patching could, in the wrong hands, find them for exploitation. — Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026