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Adjective capable has 5 senses
- capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
Antonyms: incapable, unable
- capable, open, subject - possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
Antonyms: unsusceptible, insusceptible (indirect, via susceptible)
- capable - (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"
Antonym: incapable
- adequate to, capable, equal to, up to - having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"
Antonym: inadequate (indirect, via adequate)
- able, capable - 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"
Antonym: incompetent (indirect, via competent)
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