Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Capable of and able are semantically related. in in a position to topic. In some cases you can use "Capable of" instead an adjective "Able".
Nearby Word: ability
Capable of
Able and capable of are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Able" with "Capable of", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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It was capable of Mach 2.2 and very high altitude, and able to just barely exceed Mach 1 without using afterburners, making it the first aircraft capable of supercruise.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane -
It's very much like Pyro's in that she only seems capable of manipulating already existent fire instead of being able to create it.
Source: Film / X-Men Film Series - Those who lose the ability to sleep are able to find doors into a metaphorical Crapsack World — and once they return the Crapsack World is quite capable of following them back.
Source: Wainscot Society
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