English Word Root: able

capable of
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1 abominable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
2 accountable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
3 adaptable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
4 adorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors
5 advisable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
6 affable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. easily approachable; warmly friendly
7 affordable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. able to pay for
8 agreeable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. ready to consent or submit; acceptable
9 alienable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. transferable to another owner; able to be transferred to new ownership
10 amenable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
11 amiable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
12 amicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
13 applicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
14 appreciable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
15 arable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. fit for growing crops, as by plowing
16 available   Speak   Example Sentences
a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
17 biodegradable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
18 cable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. very strong thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
19 capable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. having the ability required for a specific task
20 charitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
21 commendable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy
22 communicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
23 comparable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
24 conceivable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
25 considerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
26 constable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
27 consumable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. intended to be used up and then replaced; possible to eat, drink, or use up completely
28 culpable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
29 debatable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate
30 delectable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
31 dependable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
32 deplorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
33 desirable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
34 despicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
35 detectable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. that can be noticed or discovered; measurable
36 detestable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. offensive to the mind; unequivocally detestable
37 disable   Speak   Example Sentences
v. deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
38 disagreeable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unpleasant or unattractive; not agreeing with tastes or expectations
39 disreputable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
40 durable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
41 equable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed
42 equitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. marked by or having equity; just and impartial
43 estimable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being estimated or valued
44 exceptionable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval
45 excitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited
46 execrable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful
47 expendable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not essential or mandatory to achieve a goal; not reusable; suitable to be expended
48 fashionable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
49 favorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
50 flammable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
51 formidable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
52 hospitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
53 identifiable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. traceable; possible to identify
54 illimitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. without limits in extent, size, or quantity
55 immutable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
56 impalpable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. difficult to perceive senses or mind
57 impassable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not able to be traveled or crossed
58 impeccable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
59 impenetrable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not able to be entered; beyond understanding
60 impermeable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
61 imperturbable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
62 implacable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
63 impregnable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. invulnerable; able to withstand attack
64 impressionable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
65 improbable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
66 inalienable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not to be taken away; nontransferable
67 incalculable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not capable of being computed or enumerated
68 inconceivable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
69 incurable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
70 indefatigable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
71 indescribable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of being described
72 indispensable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
73 indisputable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt
74 indomitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
75 indubitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unable to be doubted; unquestionable
76 ineffable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
77 inevitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
78 inexorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
79 inexplicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
80 inimitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. matchless; not able to be imitated
81 innumerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. too many to be counted; numerous
82 insatiable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
83 inscrutable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
84 insufferable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
85 insuperable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
86 insurmountable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
87 interminable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
88 intolerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
89 intractable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
90 invaluable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
91 inviolable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
92 invulnerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
93 irreconcilable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incompatible; not able to be resolved
94 irrefutable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable
95 irremediable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy or correct
96 irreparable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not able to be corrected or repaired
97 irreplaceable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to replace because too special, unusual, or valuable
98 irreproachable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. perfect or blameless in every respect; faultless; impeccable
99 irretrievable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
100 irrevocable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
101 irritable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
102 justifiable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being justified, or shown to be just
103 lamentable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
104 laudable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
105 liable   Speak   Example Sentences
v. bound or obliged in law or equity
106 malleable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
107 memorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
108 miserable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
109 navigable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
110 negotiable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
111 notable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
112 obtainable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. available; capable of being obtained
113 palatable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
114 palpable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
115 parable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
116 peaceable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
117 perishable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
118 permeable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through
119 personable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive
120 pliable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
121 portable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. mobile; easily or conveniently transported
122 potable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. suitable for drinking; drinkable
123 practicable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice
124 predictable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
125 preferable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
126 presumable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
127 questionable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to ask, inquiry
128 reasonable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. showing sound judgment; capable of reasoning; being within bounds of common sense
129 redoubtable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
130 reliable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
131 remarkable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worthy of notice; extraordinary
132 remediable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right
133 renewable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being renewed or extended
134 rentable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. able or fit be rented
135 reparable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
136 reputable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. having a good reputation; honorable
137 reusable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being used again
138 revocable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being revoked; as a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant
139 sociable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
140 stable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not easily moved or disturbed
141 suitable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
142 syllable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound
143 table   Speak   Example Sentences
v. set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
144 tenable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
145 tolerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
146 tractable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
147 unable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not be able to do something
148 unaccountable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
149 unassailable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
150 unbearable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
151 unbreakable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
152 unbridgeable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span
153 unconscionable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
154 undecipherable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
155 unfathomable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure
156 unfavorable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
157 unforgettable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible to forget; very memorable
158 unimaginable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. unable to be imagined; inconceivable; incredible
159 unimpeachable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
160 unpalatable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste
161 unpredictable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. random; difficult to foretell or foresee
162 unpronounceable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
163 unstable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
164 untenable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. indefensible; not able to be maintained
165 valuable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. worth a great deal of money, especially for use or exchange
166 variable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
167 vegetable   Speak   Example Sentences
n. any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
168 venerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
169 veritable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
170 viable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
171 vulnerable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
172 washable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of being washed without injury