Incapable is an adjective that refers to someone who lacks the ability to do something or is incompetent. Its antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning. Some of the antonyms for incapable are capable, proficient, skilled, talented, apt, able, expert, qualified, accomplished, and efficient. To be capable means you have the necessary skill, knowledge, or ability to achieve something. Proficient refers to someone who is skilled or trained in a certain task or activity. Talented is an antonym for incapable that highlights the natural ability or aptitude for a particular activity. Therefore, using these antonyms instead of incapable reflects the opposite meaning and gives an impression of competence and skill.

What are the antonyms for Incapable?

• adj.

  • able
  • competent
  ,
  • end owed
  ,
  • end-owed
  ,
  • equal to
  ,
  • know backwards and forwards
  ,
  • know backwards forwards
  ,
  • know one's onions
  ,
  • know ones onions
  ,
  • know onions
  ,
  • know ropes
  ,
  • pre pared
  ,
  • pre-pared
  ,
  • there
  ,
  • therest
  ,
  • up it
  ,
  • up speed
  ,
  • up to it
  ,
  • up to snuff
  ,
  • up to speed
  .
  • able to perform
  • capable
  .
  • able to take care of oneself
  • self-sufficient
  .
  • able, skilled
  • proficient
  .
  • able, skillful
  • qualified
  .
  • able, talented
  • skillful
  .
  • accomplished
  • Hepper
  ,
  • hep
  .
  • active, vital
  • dynamic
  .
  • adept
  • hotshot
  ,
  • know stuff
  ,
  • more crackerjack
  ,
  • more hotshot
  ,
  • more wizard
  ,
  • most crackerjack
  ,
  • most wizard
  ,
  • no dummy
  ,
  • nobody fool
  ,
  • nobodys fool
  ,
  • sharp as a tack
  ,
  • sharp as tack
  ,
  • whizer
  ,
  • whizest
  .
  • adept, effective
  • efficient
  .
  • adequate
  • de cent
  ,
  • de-cent
  ,
  • more sufficing
  ,
  • most sufficing
  ,
  • un exceptional
  ,
  • un-exceptional
  ,
  • un-objectionable
  .
  • adjustable, flexible
  • versatile
  .
  • advantageous; money-making
  • profitable
  .
  • apt
  • be fitting
  ,
  • be-fitting
  ,
  • dis posed
  ,
  • dis-posed
  ,
  • more intelligent
  ,
  • nobody's fool
  ,
  • of a mind
  ,
  • of mind
  ,
  • pro-nest
  ,
  • prompt
  ,
  • quick on the trigger
  ,
  • quick on the uptake
  ,
  • quick on trigger
  ,
  • quick on uptake
  ,
  • quick the trigger
  ,
  • quick the uptake
  ,
  • quick trigger
  ,
  • quick uptake
  ,
  • re levant
  ,
  • re-levant
  ,
  • teachable
  .
  • beneficial, valuable
  • useful
  .
  • capable
  • fireball
  ,
  • has what it takes
  ,
  • has what takes
  ,
  • having goods
  ,
  • having know how
  ,
  • having know-how
  ,
  • having knowhow
  ,
  • having right stuff
  ,
  • having the goods
  ,
  • having the right stuff
  ,
  • knowing score
  ,
  • knowing the score
  ,
  • like a one man band
  ,
  • like a one-man band
  ,
  • like a oneman band
  ,
  • like a pistol
  ,
  • like one man band
  ,
  • like one-man band
  ,
  • like oneman band
  ,
  • like pistol
  ,
  • more dynamite
  ,
  • more efficient
  ,
  • more fireball
  ,
  • more old timer
  ,
  • more old-timer
  ,
  • more oldtimer
  ,
  • more up
  ,
  • most capable
  ,
  • most dynamite
  ,
  • most efficient
  ,
  • most fireball
  ,
  • most old timer
  ,
  • most old-timer
  ,
  • most oldtimer
  ,
  • most up
  ,
  • old timer
  ,
  • oldtimer
  ,
  • therer
  ,
  • up snuff
  ,
  • veteran
  .
  • capable of performing; having an innate capacity
  • able
  .
  • competent
  • all around
  ,
  • being a pistol
  ,
  • being pistol
  ,
  • fooler
  ,
  • foolest
  ,
  • know answers
  ,
  • know business
  ,
  • know ins and outs
  ,
  • know ins outs
  ,
  • know one business
  ,
  • know one stuff
  ,
  • know one's business
  ,
  • know one's stuff
  ,
  • know ones business
  ,
  • know ones stuff
  ,
  • know score
  ,
  • know the answers
  ,
  • know the score
  ,
  • no slouch
  ,
  • paid dues
  ,
  • paid one dues
  ,
  • paid one's dues
  ,
  • paid ones dues
  ,
  • pertinent
  .
  • destructive
  • violent
  .
  • disabled
  • healthy
  .
  • distinct, unmistakable
  • strong
  .
  • dominant
  • Over-bearing
  ,
  • fore most
  ,
  • fore-most
  ,
  • more obtaining
  ,
  • more outweighing
  ,
  • more overweighing
  ,
  • more predominate
  ,
  • more surpassing
  ,
  • most obtaining
  ,
  • most outweighing
  ,
  • most overbalancing
  ,
  • most predominate
  ,
  • most surpassing
  ,
  • out weighing
  ,
  • out-weighing
  ,
  • over balancing
  ,
  • over bearing
  ,
  • over weighing
  ,
  • over-balancing
  ,
  • over-weighing
  ,
  • overbalancing
  ,
  • overweighing
  ,
  • para mount
  ,
  • para-mount
  ,
  • pre dominant
  ,
  • pre dominate
  ,
  • pre eminent
  ,
  • pre siding
  ,
  • pre vailing
  ,
  • pre-dominant
  ,
  • pre-dominate
  ,
  • pre-eminent
  ,
  • pre-siding
  ,
  • sur-passing
  .
  • dynamic
  • coming on strong
  ,
  • coming strong
  ,
  • go getting
  ,
  • go-getting
  ,
  • goahead
  ,
  • gogetter
  ,
  • highpowered
  ,
  • hyped up
  ,
  • hyped-up
  ,
  • hypedup
  ,
  • in tense
  ,
  • in tenser
  ,
  • in-tense
  ,
  • in-tenser
  ,
  • in-tensest
  ,
  • more activating
  ,
  • more go getter
  ,
  • more go getting
  ,
  • more go-getting
  ,
  • more gogetting
  ,
  • more hyped up
  ,
  • more hyped-up
  ,
  • more hypedup
  ,
  • more red blooded
  ,
  • more red-blooded
  ,
  • more redblooded
  ,
  • most activating
  ,
  • most go getter
  ,
  • most go getting
  ,
  • most go-getter
  ,
  • most go-getting
  ,
  • most gogetter
  ,
  • most gogetting
  ,
  • most hyped up
  ,
  • most hyped-up
  ,
  • most hypedup
  ,
  • most red blooded
  ,
  • most red-blooded
  ,
  • most redblooded
  ,
  • play for keeps
  ,
  • play hard ball
  ,
  • red blooded
  ,
  • redblooded
  .
  • effective
  • forcible
  ,
  • having lead in pencil
  ,
  • having lead pencil
  ,
  • in execution
  ,
  • in force
  ,
  • in operation
  ,
  • more powerhouse
  ,
  • more resultant
  ,
  • more serving
  ,
  • more telling
  ,
  • more valid
  ,
  • most powerhouse
  ,
  • most resultant
  ,
  • most serving
  ,
  • most telling
  ,
  • playing hardball
  ,
  • powerhouse
  ,
  • virtuous
  .
  • effective, influential
  • persuasive
  .
  • effective, powerful, forceful
  • potent
  .
  • effectual
  • de terminative
  ,
  • de-terminative
  ,
  • licit
  ,
  • more accomplishing
  ,
  • more achieving
  ,
  • more effecting
  ,
  • more fulfilling
  ,
  • most accomplishing
  ,
  • most achieving
  ,
  • most effecting
  ,
  • most fulfilling
  .
  • efficient
  • familiar with
  ,
  • good at
  ,
  • good for
  ,
  • more well organized
  ,
  • more well-organized
  ,
  • most well organized
  ,
  • most well-organized
  ,
  • most wellorganized
  ,
  • well organized
  ,
  • well-organized
  .
  • efficient, productive
  • efficacious
  .
  • eminent, influential, outstanding
  • important
  .
  • energetic, powerful
  • vigorous
  .
  • enough, able
  • adequate
  .
  • experienced
  • VETER
  ,
  • Worldlywise
  ,
  • been around
  ,
  • been there
  ,
  • broken in
  ,
  • having on the ball
  ,
  • having something ball
  ,
  • having something on ball
  ,
  • having something the ball
  ,
  • having the ball
  ,
  • in know
  ,
  • in the know
  ,
  • knowing one stuff
  ,
  • knowing one's stuff
  ,
  • knowing stuff
  ,
  • more well versed
  ,
  • more well-versed
  ,
  • more wellversed
  ,
  • most well versed
  ,
  • most well-versed
  ,
  • most wellversed
  ,
  • seasoned
  ,
  • sportest
  ,
  • vet
  ,
  • vetest
  ,
  • well versed
  ,
  • well-versed
  ,
  • wellversed
  .
  • fit
  • be coming
  ,
  • be-coming
  ,
  • de serving
  ,
  • de-serving
  ,
  • good enough
  ,
  • more correspondent
  ,
  • more well suited
  ,
  • more well-suited
  ,
  • more wellsuited
  ,
  • most correspondent
  ,
  • most well suited
  ,
  • most well-suited
  ,
  • most wellsuited
  ,
  • well suited
  ,
  • well-suited
  ,
  • wellsuited
  .
  • gifted
  • class act
  ,
  • got it
  ,
  • have goods
  ,
  • have on ball
  ,
  • have on the ball
  ,
  • have smarts
  ,
  • have the ball
  ,
  • have the goods
  ,
  • most hotshot
  ,
  • shining at
  .
  • healthy, strong
  • robust
  .
  • helpful
  • constructive
  .
  • important
  • bigtime
  ,
  • extra ordinary
  ,
  • extra-ordinary
  ,
  • firstclass
  ,
  • four-star
  ,
  • fourstar
  ,
  • front page
  ,
  • front-page
  ,
  • frontpage
  ,
  • high level
  ,
  • high ranking
  ,
  • high up
  ,
  • high-level
  ,
  • high-up
  ,
  • highranking
  ,
  • highup
  ,
  • in comparable
  ,
  • in-comparable
  ,
  • majorleague
  ,
  • more esteemed
  ,
  • more four star
  ,
  • more four-star
  ,
  • more fourstar
  ,
  • more front page
  ,
  • more front-page
  ,
  • more frontpage
  ,
  • more high level
  ,
  • more high up
  ,
  • more high-level
  ,
  • more high-up
  ,
  • more highlevel
  ,
  • more page-one
  ,
  • more upper class
  ,
  • more upperclass
  ,
  • most esteemed
  ,
  • most four star
  ,
  • most four-star
  ,
  • most fourstar
  ,
  • most front page
  ,
  • most front-page
  ,
  • most frontpage
  ,
  • most high level
  ,
  • most high up
  ,
  • most high-level
  ,
  • most high-up
  ,
  • most highlevel
  ,
  • most page one
  ,
  • most page-one
  ,
  • most upper class
  ,
  • most upper-class
  ,
  • most upperclass
  ,
  • of note
  ,
  • page-one
  ,
  • pageone
  ,
  • top drawer
  ,
  • top notch
  ,
  • topdrawer
  ,
  • upper-class
  ,
  • upperclass
  ,
  • well known
  ,
  • wellknown
  .
  • impotent
  • fertile
  ,
  • productive
  .
  • inadequate
  • enough
  ,
  • sufficient
  .
  • incompetent
  • adept
  ,
  • dexterous
  ,
  • effective
  ,
  • experienced
  ,
  • expert
  .
  • inept
  • adroit
  ,
  • fit
  ,
  • skilled
  .
  • influential; authoritative
  • effectual
  .
  • insufficient
  • ample
  .
  • irresistible
  • in evitable
  ,
  • in vincible
  ,
  • in-evitable
  ,
  • in-exorable
  ,
  • in-vincible
  ,
  • more beckoning
  ,
  • most beckoning
  ,
  • over powering
  ,
  • over whelming
  ,
  • over-powering
  ,
  • over-whelming
  ,
  • un avoidable
  ,
  • un conquerable
  ,
  • un-avoidable
  ,
  • un-conquerable
  .
  • noun
  • accomplished
  ,
  • ace
  ,
  • all-around
  ,
  • confident
  ,
  • consummate
  ,
  • equal
  ,
  • overqualified
  ,
  • practiced
  ,
  • prepared
  ,
  • protean
  ,
  • ready
  ,
  • resourceful
  ,
  • surefooted
  ,
  • susceptible
  ,
  • trained
  ,
  • virtuoso
  .
  • persuasive
  • Convictive
  ,
  • in spiring
  ,
  • in-spiring
  ,
  • more actuating
  ,
  • more convictive
  ,
  • more impelling
  ,
  • more inducing
  ,
  • more swaying
  ,
  • more wheedling
  ,
  • most actuating
  ,
  • most impelling
  ,
  • most inducing
  ,
  • most swaying
  ,
  • most wheedling
  .
  • positive
  • forward-looking
  ,
  • forwardlooking
  ,
  • more forward looking
  ,
  • more forward-looking
  ,
  • more forwardlooking
  ,
  • most forward looking
  ,
  • most forwardlooking
  .
  • potent
  • ball fire
  ,
  • ball of fire
  ,
  • full bodied
  ,
  • fullbodied
  ,
  • more go-getter
  ,
  • more gogetter
  .
  • powerful
  • Strengthy
  ,
  • all-powerful
  ,
  • allpowerful
  ,
  • in control
  ,
  • in the saddle
  ,
  • more all powerful
  ,
  • more all-powerful
  ,
  • more allpowerful
  ,
  • more overruling
  ,
  • most all powerful
  ,
  • most all-powerful
  ,
  • most allpowerful
  ,
  • most overruling
  ,
  • over ruling
  ,
  • over-ruling
  ,
  • strengthier
  ,
  • strengthiest
  ,
  • wieldier
  ,
  • wieldiest
  ,
  • wieldy
  .
  • powerless
  • dominant
  ,
  • powerful
  .
  • practical
  • both feet ground
  ,
  • both feet on ground
  ,
  • both feet on the ground
  ,
  • both feet the ground
  ,
  • doable
  ,
  • doablest
  ,
  • hard boiled
  ,
  • hardboiled
  ,
  • in action
  ,
  • matter of fact
  ,
  • more unidealistic
  ,
  • more utile
  ,
  • most unidealistic
  ,
  • most utile
  ,
  • most workaday
  ,
  • nuts bolts
  ,
  • un idealistic
  ,
  • un romantic
  ,
  • un-idealistic
  ,
  • un-romantic
  ,
  • unidealistic
  ,
  • workaday
  .
  • professional
  • more well qualified
  ,
  • more well-qualified
  ,
  • more wellqualified
  ,
  • most well qualified
  ,
  • most wellqualified
  ,
  • well qualified
  ,
  • well-qualified
  ,
  • wellqualified
  .
  • proficient
  • more exercised
  ,
  • more phenom
  ,
  • most drilled
  ,
  • most exercised
  ,
  • most phenom
  ,
  • phenom
  .
  • profitable
  • cost effective
  ,
  • costeffective
  ,
  • in black
  ,
  • more paying
  ,
  • more self sustaining
  ,
  • more self-sustaining
  ,
  • more selfsustaining
  ,
  • more sustaining
  ,
  • more well paying
  ,
  • more well-paying
  ,
  • more wellpaying
  ,
  • most paying
  ,
  • most self sustaining
  ,
  • most self-sustaining
  ,
  • most well paying
  ,
  • most well-paying
  ,
  • most wellpaying
  ,
  • paid off
  ,
  • paying well
  ,
  • re warding
  ,
  • re-warding
  ,
  • self sustaining
  ,
  • self-sustaining
  ,
  • selfsustaining
  ,
  • well paying
  ,
  • well-paying
  ,
  • wellpaying
  .
  • qualified
  • de finite
  ,
  • de-finite
  ,
  • disciplined
  ,
  • more catechized
  ,
  • more circumscribed
  ,
  • more disciplined
  ,
  • more quizzed
  ,
  • more war horse
  ,
  • more war-horse
  ,
  • more warhorse
  ,
  • most catechized
  ,
  • most certified
  ,
  • most circumscribed
  ,
  • most disciplined
  ,
  • most quizzed
  ,
  • most war horse
  ,
  • most war-horse
  ,
  • most warhorse
  ,
  • pro visional
  ,
  • re served
  ,
  • re-served
  ,
  • war horse
  ,
  • war-horse
  ,
  • warhorse
  .
  • ready
  • all set
  ,
  • all systems go
  ,
  • at beck and call
  ,
  • at beck call
  ,
  • at fingertips
  ,
  • at ready
  ,
  • at the ready
  ,
  • close hand
  ,
  • close to hand
  ,
  • in line
  ,
  • in order
  ,
  • in place
  ,
  • in position
  ,
  • in readiness
  ,
  • more adjusted
  ,
  • more anticipating
  ,
  • more arranged
  ,
  • more waiting
  ,
  • most adjusted
  ,
  • most anticipating
  ,
  • most arranged
  ,
  • most waiting
  ,
  • on brink
  ,
  • on hand
  .
  • realistic, useful
  • practical
  .
  • responsible
  • re liabler
  ,
  • re liablest
  ,
  • re-liable
  ,
  • re-liabler
  ,
  • re-liablest
  ,
  • self reliant
  ,
  • selfreliant
  .
  • robust
  • able bodied
  ,
  • ablebodied
  ,
  • fit as fiddle
  ,
  • in fine fettle
  ,
  • in good health
  ,
  • in good shape
  ,
  • in pink
  ,
  • in the pink
  ,
  • more robustious
  ,
  • more robustuous
  ,
  • most robustious
  ,
  • most robustuous
  ,
  • most tiger
  ,
  • robustious
  ,
  • robustuous
  ,
  • zappier
  ,
  • zappy
  .
  • seasoned
  • battle scarred
  ,
  • battle-scarred
  ,
  • battlescarred
  ,
  • more battle scarred
  ,
  • more battle-scarred
  ,
  • more battlescarred
  ,
  • more toughened
  ,
  • more weathered
  ,
  • most battlescarred
  ,
  • most toughened
  ,
  • most weathered
  ,
  • worldly wise
  .
  • self-sufficient
  • Self-dependent
  ,
  • doing one own thing
  ,
  • doing one thing
  ,
  • doing one's own thing
  ,
  • doing one's thing
  ,
  • doing ones own thing
  ,
  • doing ones thing
  ,
  • doing own thing
  ,
  • doing thing
  ,
  • in dependent
  ,
  • in dividual
  ,
  • in-dependent
  ,
  • in-dividual
  ,
  • more self dependent
  ,
  • more self sufficing
  ,
  • more self supported
  ,
  • more self sustained
  ,
  • more self-dependent
  ,
  • more self-sufficing
  ,
  • more self-supported
  ,
  • more self-sustained
  ,
  • more selfdependent
  ,
  • more selfsufficing
  ,
  • more selfsupported
  ,
  • more selfsustained
  ,
  • more unit
  ,
  • most self dependent
  ,
  • most self sufficing
  ,
  • most self supported
  ,
  • most self sustained
  ,
  • most self-dependent
  ,
  • most self-sufficing
  ,
  • most self-supported
  ,
  • most self-sustained
  ,
  • most selfdependent
  ,
  • most selfsufficing
  ,
  • most selfsupported
  ,
  • most selfsustained
  ,
  • most selfsustaining
  ,
  • most unit
  ,
  • on one own
  ,
  • on one's own
  ,
  • on ones own
  ,
  • on own
  ,
  • out for number one
  ,
  • self confident
  ,
  • self dependent
  ,
  • self sufficient
  ,
  • self sufficing
  ,
  • self supported
  ,
  • self supporting
  ,
  • self sustained
  ,
  • self-sufficing
  ,
  • self-supported
  ,
  • self-sustained
  ,
  • selfconfident
  ,
  • selfdependent
  ,
  • selfsufficient
  ,
  • selfsufficing
  ,
  • selfsupported
  ,
  • selfsupporting
  ,
  • selfsustained
  .
  • skilled, trained
  • professional
  .
  • skillful
  • a hand at
  ,
  • in to
  ,
  • more in to
  ,
  • more into
  ,
  • most into
  ,
  • really in to
  ,
  • really into
  ,
  • tuned in
  ,
  • wised up
  .
  • strong
  • clear cut
  ,
  • clearcut
  ,
  • highly flavored
  ,
  • more inebriating
  ,
  • more strong flavored
  ,
  • more strong-flavored
  ,
  • more strongflavored
  ,
  • more unmixed
  ,
  • more well established
  ,
  • more wellestablished
  ,
  • most inebriating
  ,
  • most strong flavored
  ,
  • most strong-flavored
  ,
  • most strongflavored
  ,
  • most unmixed
  ,
  • most well established
  ,
  • most well-established
  ,
  • most wellestablished
  ,
  • re doubtable
  ,
  • re-doubtable
  ,
  • strong flavored
  ,
  • strong-flavored
  ,
  • strongflavored
  ,
  • un diluted
  ,
  • un mixed
  ,
  • un-diluted
  ,
  • un-mixed
  ,
  • unmixed
  ,
  • well established
  ,
  • wellestablished
  ,
  • wellfounded
  .
  • suitable
  • apt
  .
  • talented, intelligent
  • gifted
  .
  • trained
  • more schooled
  ,
  • most schooled
  .
  • trustworthy, mature
  • responsible
  .
  • useful
  • all purpose
  ,
  • all-purpose
  ,
  • allpurpose
  ,
  • more all purpose
  ,
  • more all-purpose
  ,
  • most all-purpose
  ,
  • most allpurpose
  ,
  • most purposive
  ,
  • most toward
  ,
  • of assistance
  ,
  • of use
  ,
  • purposive
  .
  • versatile
  • allaround
  ,
  • many sided
  ,
  • more puttylike
  ,
  • multi faceted
  ,
  • multi-faceted
  ,
  • re sourceful
  .
  • vigorous
  • hard driving
  ,
  • hard-driving
  ,
  • harddriving
  ,
  • more bouncing
  ,
  • more hard driving
  ,
  • more hard-driving
  ,
  • more harddriving
  ,
  • more steamroller
  ,
  • more take charge
  ,
  • more take over
  ,
  • more take-charge
  ,
  • more takecharge
  ,
  • more takeover
  ,
  • most bouncing
  ,
  • most hard driving
  ,
  • most hard-driving
  ,
  • most harddriving
  ,
  • most steamroller
  ,
  • most take charge
  ,
  • most take over
  ,
  • most take-charge
  ,
  • most take-over
  ,
  • most takecharge
  ,
  • most takeover
  ,
  • strong as ox
  ,
  • take charge
  ,
  • take over
  ,
  • takecharge
  .
  • violent
  • demoniac
  ,
  • gale force
  ,
  • head-strong
  ,
  • in flamed
  ,
  • in temperate
  ,
  • in-flamed
  ,
  • in-ordinate
  ,
  • in-temperate
  ,
  • more aroused
  ,
  • more fuming
  ,
  • most aroused
  ,
  • most demoniac
  ,
  • most fuming
  ,
  • tumultous tumultuous
  ,
  • tumultous-tumultuous
  ,
  • tumultoustumultuous
  ,
  • un controllable
  ,
  • un-controllable
  ,
  • un-governable
  ,
  • un-restrained
  .

• Other relevant words:

• first class
.

Usage examples for Incapable

Famous quotes with Incapable

• Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

  Akhenaton
• The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.

  Bashar al-Assad
• Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.

  Mary Astell
• Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.

  Al-Waleed bin Talal
• I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

  Simone de Beauvoir

Related words & questions

Related words: incapable of, incapable of doing anything, incapable of carrying out tasks, incapable of functioning independently, incapable of understanding

Related questions:

Are you incapable of doing anything?

Are you incapable of understanding?

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