Definition for Ability:

• possession of the qualities ( especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; " danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

Synonyms for Ability:

• n.

  •
  • art.
  •ability (noun)
  • power.
  •bent (noun)
  • leaning.
  •command (noun)
  • expertism.
  •efficacy (noun)
  • efficacy,
  • capableness.
  •fitness (noun)
  • eligibility.
  •freedom (noun)
  • independency.
  •importance (noun)
  • stature.
  •intellect (noun)
  • Intellectuality.
  •knowledge (noun)
  • scholarship,
  • expertise.
  •maturity (noun)
  • ripeness.
  •natural or acquired power in a (noun)
  • handiness,
  • particular activity adeptness,
  • mind for,
  • the goods,
  • knack,
  • the right stuff,
  • proficiency,
  • deftness.
  •power to act, perform (noun)
  • dexterity,
  • capability,
  • talent,
  • competency,
  • comprehension,
  • capacity,
  • endowment,
  • qualification,
  • strength,
  • might,
  • skill,
  • understanding,
  • competence,
  • faculty.
  •self-determination (noun)
  • self-determination.
  •self-government (noun)
  • self-government.
  •self-reliance (noun)
  • self-reliance.
  •skill (noun)
  • adeptness,
  • sportsmanship,
  • acuity,
  • cunning,
  • experience,
  • artfulness,
  • technique.

• v.

  •sense (verb)
  • instinct.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • kicker,
  • distrait,
  • Rawness,
  • grasp,
  • jerky,
  • bumble,
  • equipment,
  • dummkopf,
  • fluidity,
  • bumbling,
  • aptness,
  • dimwit,
  • ill-chosen,
  • dippy,
  • style,
  • undemonstrated,
  • loony,
  • creativeness,
  • professionalism,
  • up-and-comer,
  • birdbrained,
  • inventiveness,
  • chump,
  • Smatterer,
  • Inexpertness,
  • nerd,
  • screwup,
  • Sageness,
  • perceptiveness,
  • unproved,
  • Agileness,
  • ingeniousness,
  • uninitiate,
  • undiplomatic,
  • Methodic,
  • polish,
  • untactful,
  • klutzy,
  • blockheaded,
  • Unpolitic,
  • multifaceted,
  • foozler,
  • lummox,
  • tactfulness,
  • accomplishment,
  • creativity,
  • qualifications,
  • ding-dong,
  • incompetency,
  • showmanship,
  • softheaded,
  • Percipiency,
  • innovatory,
  • accuracy,
  • bemused,
  • Dexterousness,
  • tomfool,
  • vet,
  • Clear-sightedness,
  • nonprofessional,
  • meatball,
  • expertness,
  • softhead,
  • schmo,
  • loopy,
  • doltish,
  • innovative,
  • long suit,
  • DUMBO,
  • blunderer,
  • dimwitted,
  • armory.
  •
  • clod,
  • insanity,
  • utopian,
  • frothy,
  • bag,
  • crazy,
  • able,
  • discrimination,
  • unearthly,
  • orderly,
  • neat,
  • quick,
  • ineffectual,
  • unhappy,
  • wit.
  •
  • dumb,
  • stumble,
  • rustic,
  • mad,
  • feat,
  • various,
  • lump,
  • brain.
  •
  • eye,
  • sense,
  • dizzy,
  • nonsense,
  • nose,
  • judgment,
  • unfortunate.
  •
  • bright,
  • dull,
  • backward,
  • experienced,
  • slow,
  • delicate.
  •
  • visionary.
  •
  • weak.
  •
  • head,
  • good.
  •
  • soft.
  •
  • thing.
  •ability
  • sleight,
  • intelligence.
  •adroitness
  • finesse.

Paraphrases for Ability:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Abilities.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    skill.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    skill.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    capacity.
  • Proper noun, singular
    capability, Capacities, capacity, suitability, aptitude, Aptitudes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    capability, inability, capacity, affordability, viability, suitability, prowess, employability, strength, disability, adaptability, aptitude, practicability.
  • Verb, past tense
    capability, capacity.
  • Verb, past participle
    capacity.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    capability, Capacities, capacity.
  • Verb, base form
    capacity.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    able.
  • Proper noun, singular
    units, possibility, able.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Criteria, data, dexterity, authority, incapacity, wherewithal, possibility, able, extent, propensity, willingness, quality, position, means, facility, functionality, eligibility, responsiveness, impossibility, discretion.
  • Verb, past tense
    Enabled, Allowed, Detained, learned, developed, Knew, possibility, Opportunities.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    existing, Allowing, Relating.
  • Verb, past participle
    Enabled, authorized, empowered, equipped, improved, Housed, designed.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    enables, tools, needs, features, Does, means.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    opportunity.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    difficulty, opportunity, Opportunities.
  • Verb, past tense
    opportunity.

Antonyms for Ability:

• n.

  • attribute
    inability.
  • natural or acquired power in a
    want, ineptitude.
  • power to act, perform
    ignorance, lack, incapability, inanity, clumsiness, inadequacy, incapacity, incompetence, impotence, limitation.
  • Other antonyms:
    stupidity, imbecility, impairment, ineffectualness, paralysis, Incapacitation, disablement, dulness, ineptness, feebleness, awkwardness, debilitation, weakness, inaptitude, uselessness, ineffectuality, inefficaciousness, helplessness, inefficiency, defectiveness, ineffectiveness, inadequateness, inefficacy, incapableness, deficiency, disability, maladroitness.

Homophones for Ability:

• ablaut, affiliate, afield, applaud, appellate, affiliated, applied, aplite, applet, abvolt, applewood, appalled, affability, ablated, ablate, afloat.

Hypernym for Ability:

• n.

  • attribute
    magical power, sensitivity, totipotency, sensitiveness, magical ability, adaptability, physical ability, form, Midas Touch, capableness, competency, competence, capability, interoperability, contractility, Immunocompetence, penetration, totipotence.
  • cognition
    aptitude, know-how, accomplishment, attainment, leadership, Bilingualism, superior skill, acquisition, skill, mental ability, creative thinking, hand, science, creativity, acquirement, module, capacity, mental faculty, originality, intelligence, faculty, creativeness.

Hyponym for Ability:

• n.

  • attribute
    quality.
  • cognition
    cognition, knowledge, noesis.