Power Suffixes for Twelfth Grade Students: -able, -ible

Learn these common words ending with the suffix able/ible meaning "capable of" or "able to be."
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  1. accessible
    capable of being reached
  2. comparable
    able to be described as similar
  3. convertible
    designed to be changed from one use or form to another
  4. improbable
    having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
  5. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  6. indispensable
    essential
  7. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  8. invisible
    impossible or nearly impossible to see
  9. irresistible
    impossible to withstand; overpowering
  10. justifiable
    capable of being shown to be reasonable
  11. predictable
    capable of being foretold
  12. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  13. reversible
    capable of being returned to the original condition
  14. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
  15. understandable
    capable of being apprehended
Created on Wed Jun 18 13:44:18 EDT 2025

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