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capable has 6 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 5 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is incapable.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
“capable of winning”
(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
“no one believed her capable of murder”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for capable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.