Qualities
Synonyms for capable
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
have the skills and qualifications to do things well
A capable administrator.
The true synonym
able
Same sentence, swapped: A able administrator.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for capable as it is used in the sentence above.
- subject
- open
- gifted
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Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
lateadjectiveformerof the immediate pastFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linelistverb, nounnamegive or make a list ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linelossnounredthe amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linelowadjectivemiserableof the most contemptible kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason lineunciviladjectiverudelacking civility or good mannersHigh CampHas a reason lineundefinedadjectivevaguenot precisely limited, determined, or distinguishedHigh CampHas a reason lineunderstatedadjectiveunpretentiousexhibiting restrained good tasteHigh Campsharenounpartthe effort contributed by a person in bringing about a resultFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line
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