| Main Entry: | able |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform well; having a proven capacity |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, adroit, agile, artful, au fait, brilliant, capable, clever, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, efficient, equal to, experienced, expert, facile, gifted, ingenious, intelligent, keen, know backwards and forwards, know one's onions, know the ropes, learned, masterful, masterly, powerful, practiced, prepared, proficient, qualified, responsible, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, smart, talented, there, trained, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, with it |
| Notes: | able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something |
Antonyms: |
delicate, feeble, inept, stupid, weak |
| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | capable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to perform |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, apt, au fait, clever, competent, dynamite, efficient, experienced, fireball, fitted, gifted, good, green thumb, has what it takes, having know-how, having the goods, having the right stuff, intelligent, knowing the ropes, knowing the score, like a one-man band, like a pistol, masterly, old hand, old-timer, on the ball, proficient, proper, qualified, skillful, suited, talented, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, up*, veteran |
Antonyms: |
impotent, incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unskilled, unskillful |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
Synonyms: |
adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby, here |
Synonyms: |
accounted for, at hand, attendant, available, existent, in attendance, in view, made the scene, near, on board, on deck, on hand, on-the-spot, ready, show up, there, there with bells on, within reach |
Antonyms: |
absent, away, distant, far |
| Main Entry: | professional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skilled, trained |
Synonyms: |
able, ace, acknowledged, adept, competent, crackerjack*, efficient, experienced, expert, finished, knowing one's stuff, known, learned, licensed, on the ball, polished, practiced, proficient, qualified, sharp, skillful, slick*, there, up to speed, well-qualified |
Antonyms: |
amateur, rookie, unprofessional, unskilled, untrained |
| Main Entry: | reliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
Synonyms: |
candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, dependable, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, high-principled, honest, honorable, impeccable, incorrupt, loyal, okay, positive, predictable, proved, reputable, respectable, responsible, righteous, safe, sincere, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sterling, strong, sure, there, tried, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, true-hearted, trusty, unequivocal, unfailing, unimpeachable, upright, veracious |
Antonyms: |
deceptive, irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | skillful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able, talented |
Synonyms: |
a hand at, accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, brainy, clever, competent, cool*, crack*, crackerjack*, dexterous, experienced, expert, good, handy, into*, learned, old*, on the ball, practical, practiced, prepared, pretty, primed, pro*, professional, proficient, quick, ready, really into, savvy*, seasoned, sharp, skilled, smart, smooth, there, trained, tuned in, versant, versed, vet, veteran, well-versed, whiz, wicked*, wised up |
Antonyms: |
green, ignorant, incapable, incapacitated, inexperienced, unable, unskilled, unskillful, untalented |
| Main Entry: | trustworthy/trusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, believable |
Synonyms: |
accurate, always there, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level, on up and up, open, plausible, principled, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock solid, saintly, secure, sensible, solid, square, steadfast, straight, there, to be trusted, tried, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, trustable, truthful, unfailing, up-front, upright, valid, veracious |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | unfailing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, unchanging |
Synonyms: |
absolute, assiduous, bottomless, boundless, ceaseless, come-through, consistent, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, counted on, delivering, dependable, diligent, dyed-in-the-wool, endless, eternal, faithful, inexhaustible, infallible, invariable, loyal, never-failing, persistent, reliable, rock solid, same, solid, staunch, steadfast, straight, sure, surefire, there, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, unflagging, unlimited, unrelenting |
Antonyms: |
failing, impermanent, uncertain, unsure |