Ability
Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Compulsion and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Ability".
Nearby Word: able
Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Ability and compulsion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Compulsion".
How words are described
| physical | physical ability | physical compulsion |
| particular | particular ability | particular compulsion |
| similar | similar ability | similar compulsion |
| common | common ability | common compulsion |
| Other adjectives: natural, strong, powerful, actual, psychic, telepathic, innate, supernatural, new, mental, greater, strange, basic, magical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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His war magic gives him the ability and the compulsion to lead the army and that requires him to use the soldiers at his command, knowing that many will die.
Source: The Dead Have Names -
It is not helped by Eita's compulsion to help anyone and everyone suffering from the Gigas, regardless of their ability to compensate them.
Source: Manga / 12 Beast - Itzhak's Power at a Price involves a compulsion to write poetry, and as Bertha notes, his ability to do this is completely at odds with the idea that he is emotionless.
Cite this Source
Compulsion and Ability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ability/compulsion
Ability & Compulsion. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ability/compulsion>.
Compulsion or Ability. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ability/compulsion.
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