Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Instructed and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instructed" instead an adjective "Able".
Nearby Word: ability
Instructed
Able and instructed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Instructed".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He assumes that he will be painting a fence, waxing a car, etc., but is instead instructed to eat such items as paint, wax, and sawdust to strengthen his stomach and make him able to eat anything.
Source: Wax On, Wax Off - The most extreme case of this was "The CCH Pounder Blues", where everyone was instructed to improvise wildly for exactly 30 seconds without being able to hear what anyone else was playing.
Source: Enforced Method Acting - Locklear had instructed that, because he would not be able to see the ground at night, the floodlights had to be turned off as they approached the ground so he would know to pull up.
Source: Fatal Method Acting
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