Able
Protean
Protean adjective - Able to do many different kinds of things.
Usage example: a protean actor who is equally comfortable with light comedy and serious drama
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Synonyms for Protean
Able and protean are semantically related in versatile topic. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Protean".
Nearby Word: proteus
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Both words in one sentence
- Then, they discover that the advanced alien race that lived there constructed a machine that made them immortal and protean, able to take on any shape they willed and unable to die.
Source: Immortal Life Is Cheap
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