able

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word able.

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How to pronounce able:

Definition of able:

able (adjective):: capable or talented; having sufficient power, skill, or resources to do something; (usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.

Synonyms for able:

ability

accomplished

adept

adequate

adroit

capable

clever

competent

effective

efficient

equal

experienced

expert

fit

fitted

gifted

good

highly endowed

masterful

masterly

on the ball

powerful

practised

prepared

proficient

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Antonyms for able:

accident-prone

all fingers and thumbs

all thumbs

amateur

amateurish

apprentice

artless

average

awkward

bad

barbaric

barbarous

beginning

blundering

blunderous

botched

bumbling

bungling

bush-league

butterfingered

butterfingers

cack-handed

careless

caught napping

caught off guard

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