INCAPABILITY Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

incapability 1 of 2

noun

as in inability

the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means the apparent incapability of the president's staff to deal with the crisis

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incapable

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adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkā-pə-bəl

as in unfit

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job hired a supremely incapable assistant who only made a mess of things

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Recent Examples of incapability

Adjective

Villanueva's letter warned that the aging system was incapable of meeting modern data collection requirements. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Jacqueline is incapable of serving her revenge either hot or cold, her responses are always in this lukewarm range that just spoils everyone’s appetite. —

Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024 Preverbal infants, orangutans, and all other creatures incapable of language are, by implication, powerless to perform many basic mental operations. —

Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide. —

Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incapability

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapability

Noun

With evolving attitudes toward drug policy, particularly the legalization and normalization of cannabis, businesses must acknowledge that past drug convictions do not equate to an inability to succeed professionally.

— Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The inability of Meta's META.O AI chatbot to identify the current president of the United States was elevated to urgent status by the Facebook owner this week, requiring a fast fix, a person familiar with the issue said.

— Katie Paul, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025