Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Innovative and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Innovative" instead an adjective "Able".
Nearby Word: ability
Innovative
Innovative adjective - Having the skill and imagination to create new things.
Able and innovative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Innovative".
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- This is most evident in War God's Own, in which the characters never seem to be able to go into a city without commenting in 3-5 page long descriptions on how advanced/beautiful/innovative it is.
Source: Scenery Porn / Literature -
Apple was able to stick it out due to both clever advertising and innovative system design, but they, too, eventually switched to x86 in 2006.
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Benevolent example: World Enterprises in The Man Who Fell to Earth starts with and specializes in electronics but quickly grows into this because its products are so innovative; it is actually able to launch a space program.
Source: Mega Corp.
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