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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

Example Sentences

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But when officers stopped the car, they were not able to issue a ticket without a driver to give it to.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The Times was not able to reach Hashemi or the family’s attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“You start to spin, and spin, and spin. But you sit in the eye—you’re not able to stretch and feel the whole thing.”

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

In Florida, a medical power of attorney authorizes your brother to make medical decisions on your mother’s behalf if she were not able to do so.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

At the time, Geyer wrote, “I was not able to appreciate the intense significance of the renting of the Poplar Street house and the delivery of a stove of such immense size.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson