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able

adj. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"

capable

adj. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"

capable

adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

able-bodied

adj. having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

good, expert, adept, competent, accomplished, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

capable, competent, up to, adequate to, equal to

adj. having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

able, capable

adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

capable, competent, up to, adequate to, equal to

adj. having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

able, capable

adj. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"

quick, apt, clever

adj. mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

capable

adj. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

good, expert, adept, competent, accomplished, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

experienced

adj. having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

knowledgeable, versed

adj. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

qualified

adj. meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job"

virtuoso, consummate, masterful, masterly

adj. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

professional

adj. (skilled)

efficient

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

deft, dexterous, dextrous

adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

confident, surefooted

adj. not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani

resourceful

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

capable of, susceptible to

adj. being susceptible to or admitting of something: "a passage capable of misinterpretation"

effective, efficient

adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"

qualified

adj. legally qualified; "a competent witness"

workmanlike

adj. worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

conditioned, in condition

adj. physically fit; "exercised daily to keep herself in condition"

incapable

adj. (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"

unable, not able

adj. (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds"

incompetent

adj. not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"

inadequate, bungling, feckless, ineffective, inept

adj. generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

ineffective, uneffective

adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

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