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capableness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of capableness

the physical or mental power to do something

the very capableness of such a young child to commit a criminal act of any kind is questionable

Synonyms of capableness

ability, capability, capacity, competence, competency, faculty

Words Related to capableness

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

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

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

might, potency, puissance, staying power, stuff

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

means, resources, wherewithal

Near Antonyms of capableness

helplessness, impotence, paralysis, powerlessness, weakness

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

debilitation, disablement, impairment, incapacitation

Antonyms of capableness

disability, inability, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, ineptness

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