Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Influential and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Influential" instead an adjective "Able".
Nearby Word: ability
Influential
Influential adjective - Having great power or influence.
Usage example: a particularly influential politician got the team a new ballpark
Able and influential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Influential".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A character is able to Screw The Rules, simply because their friends or family are very influential, powerful, or wealthy people.
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Most of the more influential organizations of Thedas have become so self-assured and stagnant that the Elder One and his followers are able to destabilize the status quo completely in a short time.
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By the end of the film, his movement has grown so influential that he's essentially able to veto a seven-year disarmament treaty between the USSR and the USA because its not good enough.
Source: Young and In Charge
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