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capability

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of capability

1 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 of capability

credentials, goods, qualification, stuff
Words Related to capability

command, expertise, know-how, mastership, mastery, proficiency

ability, capacity, competence, competency, facility, faculty

aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent

forte, long suit, métier (also metier), specialty, strong suit

fitness, suitability, suitableness

makings, potentiality
2 the physical or mental power to do something
  • the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching
Synonyms of capability

ability, capableness, capacity, competence, competency, faculty
Words Related to capability

aptitude, aptness, endowment, equipment, facility, gift, knack, talent

address, adroitness, deftness, dexterity, hand, prowess, skill

gray matter, instinct, intelligence, ken, reason, understanding

might, potency, staying power

adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, fitness, form, influence, resourcefulness, usefulness

means, resources, wherewithal
Near Antonyms of capability

helplessness, impotence, paralysis, powerlessness, weakness

defectiveness, deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness

debilitation, disablement, impairment, incapacitation
Antonyms of capability

disability, inability, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, ineptness
3 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 of capability

eventuality, possibility, potential, potentiality, prospect
Words Related to capability

likelihood, probability

latency, potency
Near Antonyms of capability

actuality, reality

certainty

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