HABILE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

habile

adjective

Definition of habile

as in capable

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Adjective

And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The powerful winds are capable of causing catastrophic damage to structures while downing trees and power lines, and producing prolonged power outages.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of capable

Adjective

Raccoons are more adept at getting into things than cats are, thanks to their paws that are like human hands.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Johnson also proved to be an adept fundraiser, developing strategic plans that resulted in more than 22,000 donors contributing more than $50 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of adept

Adjective

Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Over time, people become highly skilled at succeeding within the measurement system, even if the organization itself is no better off.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

On the few occasions Mbappe was able to get into the box, the Real Madrid striker was swarmed by multiple defenders as Spain was determined to make anybody else defeat them.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison will soon be able to add to his resume in the basketball world.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of able

Adjective

There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
One of the few calls of the night was from Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, ready to get his hands on the skillful point guard.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Definition of skillful

Adjective

Only 18% of West Virginia’s 8th graders are proficient in math, while 31% of 4th graders are proficient.

— Jack Bernard, Washington Post, 6 July 2026
But even as democratic governments have become more proficient and more technologically adept at thwarting terrorists, some in our societies have become insensitive, or even callous, about the civilizational consequences of terror and violence.

— Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Definition of proficient

Adjective

This highly competent, obsessive duo tumbles into a self-destructive cat-and-mouse dynamic — but who’s the cat and who’s the mouse?

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
The burden of this rule will fall heaviest on first-generation and nontraditional students — the exact demographic necessary to build a culturally competent health care workforce.

— David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026

Definition of competent

Adjective

That the decade’s anniversary is considered worth marking indicates that Bowie’s standing remains undiminished, with an end that came only two days after the release of his final album, the masterly Blackstar.

— Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
The last redoubt was the masterly Structure 27.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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