'able' definitions:
Definition of 'able'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(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" [ant: unable]
adjective
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" [syn: able, capable]
adjective
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"
adjective
Having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able- bodied young man served in the army" [syn: able, able- bodied]
Synonyms of 'able'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adapted,
- adequate,
- adjusted,
- alert,
- au fait,
- brainy,
- brilliant,
- capable,
- checked out,
- clever,
- competent,
- effective,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- efficient,
- enigmatic,
- enterprising,
- equal to,
- expert,
- fit,
- fitted,
- fitted for,
- go-ahead,
- good,
- incalculable,
- incognizable,
- intelligent,
- journeyman,
- keen,
- mysterious,
- productive,
- proficient,
- proper,
- puzzling,
- qualified,
- sealed,
- sharp,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- smart,
- strange,
- suited,
- unapparent,
- unapprehended,
- unascertained,
- unbeknown,
- uncharted,
- unclassified,
- undisclosed,
- undiscoverable,
- undiscovered,
- undivulged,
- unexplained,
- unexplored,
- unexposed,
- unfamiliar,
- unfathomed,
- unheard,
- unheard-of,
- unidentified,
- uninvestigated,
- unknowable,
- unknown,
- unperceived,
- unplumbed,
- unrevealed,
- unsuspected,
- untouched,
- up to,
- up to snuff,
- up-and-coming,
- virgin,
- well-fitted,
- well-qualified,
- well-suited,
- wicked,
- worthy