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What is another word for was able?

The phrase was able typically refers to someone having been able at some point in the past.

Here's a list of synonyms for able.

Adjective
▲
Having considerable skill, proficiency, or intelligence
capable
clever
expert
fit
masterly
qualified
skilled
accomplished
gifted
talented
competent
effective
efficient
brilliant
experienced
intelligent
proficient
skilfulUK
adept
adroit
fitted
good
powerful
suitable
apt
practisedUK
virtuoso
adequate
equal
masterful
savvy
skillfulUS
suited
tasty
alert
bright
cunning
easy
effectual
effortless
endowed
equipped
genius
ingenious
keen
knowing
practicedUS
learned
prepared
ready
responsible
sharp
smart
strong
trained
worthy
agile
artful
deft
dextrousUK
dexterousUS
highly endowed
au fait
with it
know one's onions
know the ropes
up to it
up to snuff
up to speed
know backwards and forwards
more ❯
“Lionel would soon be recognized as a highly able criminal lawyer.”
Adjective
▲
(able to) Having the necessary power, skill, or opportunity to do something
capable of
free to
in a position to
allowed to
equal to
up to
“I'd love to be able to eat whatever I like without gaining weight.”
Adjective
▲
Very high in quality
mean
excellent
wonderful
great
marvellousUK
superb
fantastic
fine
awesome
terrific
fabulous
stellar
splendid
sensational
grand
marvelousUS
fab
superior
neat
quality
swell
topping
unsurpassed
prime
slick
capital
wizard
boss
outstanding
magnificent
brilliant
exceptional
super
wicked
smashing
tremendous
glorious
impressive
supreme
brill
amazing
sublime
magic
exquisite
admirable
champion
phenomenal
consummate
extraordinary
formidable
spiffing
incredible
bosting
ripping
bonzer
spectacular
competent
notable
eminent
A1
bad
distinguished
unparalleled
prodigious
exemplary
preeminent
enviable
laudable
first-class
first-rate
top-notch
top-shelf
out of this world
high-grade
high-quality
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action
powerful
dominant
effective
formidable
assertive
authoritative
demonstrative
domineering
imperious
imposing
leading
prominent
regnant
reigning
superior
supreme
surpassing
transcendent
impressive
capable
commanding
decisive
effectual
efficacious
emphatic
towering
competent
controlling
hard
fearsome
invincible
efficient
eminent
heavy-duty
high-level
high-octane
high-powered
important
redoubtable
in control
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Allowed or entitled to do something
at liberty
allowed
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
permitted
unconstrained
eligible
unhindered
unrestricted
free
fit
open
approved
sanctioned
unobstructed
unhampered
unregulated
unbounded
in a position to
capable of
footloose
uncontrolled
entitled
licensedUS
enabled
privileged
licencedUK
Adjective
▲
Beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim
up-and-coming
rising
talented
budding
promising
gifted
coming
apt
ambitious
eager
climbing
determined
emerging
enterprising
hungry
pushing
soaring
striving
succeeding
with potential
go-getter
go-getting
high-reaching
likely to succeed
in the making
coming on strong
get up and go
on the up and up
likely
capable
high potential
Adjective
▲
Learned in the ways of civilized society
cultured
cultivated
refined
sophisticated
learned
educated
erudite
civilisedUK
civilizedUS
polished
scholarly
knowledgeable
intellectual
elegant
discerning
genteel
lettered
enlightened
highbrow
polite
intelligent
urbane
literate
discriminating
courteous
tasteful
literary
sensitive
accomplished
mannerly
advanced
informed
couth
artistic
versed
gallant
liberal
chivalrous
experienced
appreciative
aestheticUK
estheticUS
tolerant
arty
distingue
savant
travelledUK
traveledUS
understanding
well-read
well-bred
well educated
well read
well-informed
well informed
well-educated
up-to-date
high-class
au courant
artistically aware
blue-stocking
intellectually aware
with good taste
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fit and healthy
strong
healthy
fit
virile
well
healthful
in good physical shape
in good shape
able-bodied
flourishing
full of life
hale and hearty
in excellent shape
in fine feather
in fine fettle
in good health
in the pink
physically fit
robust
tough
vigorous
whole
energetic
fighting fit
fit as a fiddle
hale
in good condition
blooming
bursting with health
in good trim
in rude health
in tip-top condition
sound in body and limb
thriving
trim
energisedUK
energizedUS
invigorated
red-blooded
vitalized
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Prepared or ready for use or action
primed
ready
prepared
set
fit
arranged
prepped
established
poised
waiting
all set
at the ready
in position
in place
in order
standing by
set up
in the wings
on the brink
equipped
organizedUS
available
groomed
adapted
rigged
qualified
stacked
planned
rehearsed
fixed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a persuasive effect
effective
persuasive
compelling
efficient
capable
convincing
influential
powerful
cogent
coherent
impactful
moving
striking
strong
eloquent
pertinent
rational
reasoned
successful
sufficient
telling
articulate
authoritative
clear
credible
definitive
emphatic
energetic
expressive
important
irresistible
logical
lucid
material
meaningful
plausible
reasonable
relevant
sound
well-founded
well reasoned
enthusiastic
exciting
imposing
on the ball
powerhouse
punchy
satisfying
significant
trenchant
weighty
direct
graceful
grand
hard-hitting
high-powered
mighty
theatric
unanswerable
acute
aggressive
charming
puissant
vehement
vivid
dramatic
histrionical
performant
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Disposed, willing, ready (to do something)
prepared
inclined
ready
willing
amenable
disposed
minded
predisposed
apt
liable
wont
agreeable
given
likely
motivated
prone
favourably inclined
leaning towards
in the mood
of a mind
game
eager
fain
keen
glad
enthusiastic
set
happy
desirous
zealous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of a level that just barely meets one's needs or standards
adequate
acceptable
passable
satisfactory
tolerable
fair
reasonable
goodish
okay
minimal
competent
decent
fairish
respectable
serviceable
commensurate
fine
good
presentable
unobjectionable
vanilla
cromulent
fair-to-middling
plenty
sufficing
fairly good
good enough
no great shakes
not bad
OK
pretty good
all right
half-pie
up to scratch
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Safe, dependable, and free from any doubt
secure
reliable
assured
dependable
solid
certain
settled
calculable
confident
definite
established
fixed
good
sound
steady
sure
safe
steadfast
absolute
conclusive
hopeful
resolute
responsible
sanguine
trustable
trustworthy
trusty
determined
shoo-in
tried
true
well-founded
locked on
nailed down
tried and tested
tried and true
tried-and-true
in the bag
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Capable of being trusted
responsible
trustworthy
dependable
conscientious
reliable
trusty
sound
stable
faithful
devoted
impeccable
principled
adult
dutiful
rational
unfailing
capable of being trusted
high-principled
capable
competent
effective
efficient
firm
loyal
qualified
self-reliant
steadfast
upright
true
steady
more ❯
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