Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Guarded and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guarded" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Halo: Forerunner installations are most commonly guarded by robotic Sentinels; even the basic "Aggressor" variant is armed with a laser capable of cutting through steel.
Source: Mecha-Mooks -
It is guarded by powerful spell walls, illusions and sorcery, and if those fail it is also home to an order of supremely capable warrior-ascetics who are themselves seekers of arcane knowledge.
Source: Mage Tower -
And if that wasn't enough it's guarded by the considerably more capable General Boscogn and his numerically superior Purple Rhino Knights.
Source: General Ripper
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Guarded and Capable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capable/guarded
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