Capable and Reliable

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

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Reliable and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reliable" instead an adjective "Capable".

Nearby Words: capability, capably

Reliable adjective - Worthy of one's trust.

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Capable and reliable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capable" instead an adjective "Reliable".

Nearby Words: reliability, reliance, reliably, rely, reliant

Liu Feng had served Liu Bei ably as a commander during the Jing and Yi campaigns and had developed a reputation as a reliable and capable commander, while Shan was too young to have accomplished anything.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
Unless magically blocked, absolutely reliable, and capable of detecting even magical viewing, from a distance, and often capable of figuring out the intent of those watching.

Source: Being Watched
Solid, reliable, conservative monarch, by no means intellectually brilliant but a steady capable hand (rather like Elizabeth II in fact).

Source: Useful Notes / The House of Windsor

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