Ability and Success

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Success and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Success" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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Ability and success are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Success".

good	good ability	good success
musical	musical ability	musical success
best	best ability	best success
better	better ability	better success
Other adjectives: similar, exceptional, actual, real, great, little, ultimate, incredible, apparent, less, amazing, greater, newfound.

He did, but this made Robo realize something—with this ability and success, Alan could have used his power to stop the Cold War, to bring about a more stable and peaceful world.

Source: You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good
Finally corrected in Legends of the Titan and The Millennium Girl - every skill level will either improve the strength of the ability, reduce its cost, or improve the success rate of the ability.

Source: Video Game / Etrian Odyssey
The Legacy of Kain series, with plan upon plan, a whole cast of Chessmasters, of varying levels of ability and success, and a(n un)healthy dose of time travel....it becomes quite a headache to keep it all in mind.

Source: Jigsaw Puzzle Plot

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