Definitions

not able

ADJECTIVE

unable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

helpless impotent inadequate incapable powerless sidelined unfit weak

WEAK

can't cut it can't hack it can't make the grade clumsy hog-tied impuissant incapacitated incompetent ineffectual inefficacious inefficient inept inoperative no can do no good not cut out for not equal to not up to out of commission unfitted unqualified unskilled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent fit potent qualified strong sufficient

WEAK

adequate skillful talented

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not able

"If there is no treatment, and we are not able to act fast, that one million number are at risk of dying," he told a media briefing in Geneva from Kabul.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

“But the truth is … I was not able to fix it by myself, so I needed some help.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

With some online orders not able to arrive until the end of the week and shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses in time for Wednesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"At this point, I've lost the plot. I'm not able to make any connection to the supplements, to anything that's happening."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

No one in her family, however, noticed the transformation in her, and she was not able to resist the power of their habitual expectations.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

not able

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