Authority and Ability

Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

Ability and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Authority".

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

Authority and ability are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

How words are described

human human authority human ability
good good authority good ability
high high authority high ability
full full authority full ability
Other adjectives: single, strong, powerful, actual, real, great, little, supernatural, ultimate, new, final, less, extra, primary, said, newfound.
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