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Capability

The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.

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Ability 76% connected

The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in…

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Aptitude 76% connected

A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.

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Susceptibility 76% connected

The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Associability 76% connected

The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness.

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Capacity 76% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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Compass 76% connected

A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

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Defensibility 76% connected

Capability of being defended.

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Grasp 76% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Imperfectibility 76% connected

The state or quality of being imperfectible.

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Perfectibility 76% connected

The quality or state of being perfectible.

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Posture 76% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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Range 76% connected

To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

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Reach 76% connected

To retch.

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Resistance 76% connected

The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.

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Strength 76% connected

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Derivationally related 2

Capable 74% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Capable 74% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Capable 66% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Capable 66% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Incapable 66% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Incapable 66% connected

Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Synonym 3

Capableness 92% connected

The quality or state of being capable; capability; adequateness; competency.

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Capacity 92% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Potentiality 92% connected

The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.

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Strategy 84% connected

The science of military command, or the science of projecting campaigns and directing great military movements; generalship.

strategy vocabulary 55% interchangeable

The ability and resources required to perform.

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