Athletic and Able

Athletic

Athletic adjective - Relating to or befitting athletics or athletes.

Able and athletic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Athletic".

Nearby Words: athletics, athlete

Able

Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

Athletic and able are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Athletic" instead an adjective "Able".

Nearby Word: ability
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