| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | natural or acquired power in a |
Synonyms: |
adroitness, bent, capability, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertise, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, mind for, particular activity adeptness, proficiency, savvy, skill, skillfulness, strength, talent, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative |
Antonyms: |
clumsiness, ignorance, inability, inadequacy, inanity, incompetence, stupidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | capacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability; competency |
Synonyms: |
adequacy, aptitude, aptness, bent, brains, caliber, capability, cleverness, compass, competence, efficiency, facility, faculty, forte, genius, gift, inclination, intelligence, knack, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, stature, strength, talent, the goods, up to it, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
impotence, inability, incompetence |
| Main Entry: | competence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability |
Synonyms: |
adequacy, appropriateness, capability, capacity, competency, cutting it, cutting the mustard, expertise, fitness, hacking it, know-how, making the grade, makings, might, moxie, proficiency, qualification, qualifiedness, savvy, skill, suitability, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
inability, inadequacy, incapability, incompetence, inefficience, ineptness |
| Main Entry: | news |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information, revelation |
Synonyms: |
account, advice, announcement, broadcast, bulletin, cable, cognizance, communication, communiqué, copy, data, description, disclosure, discovery, dispatch, enlightenment, exposé, eye-opener, front-page news, headlines, hearsay, intelligence, itemization, knowledge, leak, lowdown, message, narration, news flash, particularization, recital, recognition, release, report, rumor, scandal, scoop*, specification, statement, story, telecast, telegram, telling, the goods, tidings, word* |
Antonyms: |
history |
| Main Entry: | resources |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money, possessions, natural resources |
Synonyms: |
ace in hole, assets, backing, bankroll, basics, belongings, budget, capital, collateral, effects, funds, holdings, income, kitty, material goods, means, nest egg, nut*, property, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, sock, stuff, supplies, the goods, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
Antonyms: |
debt |
| Main Entry: | right stuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whatever it takes |
Synonyms: |
abilities, bravery, courage, credentials, dependability, drive, essential qualities, experience, guts, knowledge, power, qualifications, self-confidence, skills, talent, the goods, the makings, the stuff, what it takes |
| Main Entry: | talent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability |
Synonyms: |
a way with, aptitude, aptness, art, bent*, capability, capacity, craft, endowment, expertise, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, green thumb, head*, inventiveness, knack*, know-how, nose*, power, savvy*, set, skill, smarts, the formula, the goods, the right stuff, thing*, turn*, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
inability, incapacity, lack, weakness |
| Main Entry: | tiding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | news |
Synonyms: |
account, advice, announcement, broadcast, bulletin, cable, cognizance, communication, communiqué, copy, data, description, disclosure, discovery, dispatch, enlightenment, exposé, eye-opener, front-page news, headlines, hearsay, intelligence, itemization, knowledge, leak, lowdown, message, narration, news flash, particularization, recital, recognition, release, report, rumor, scandal, scoop*, specification, statement, story, telecast, telegram, telling, the goods, tidings, word* |
| Main Entry: | news |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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