not equal to

ADJECTIVE

incapable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impotent inadequate incompetent ineffective ineligible naive powerless unable unfit unqualified unsuited weak

WEAK

butterfingers disqualified feeble inept inexperienced inexpert inproficient insufficient losing not up to poor uncool unequipped unskilled unskillful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate capable competent effective experienced fit potent qualified ready skillful strong sufficient suitable

ADJECTIVE

incompetent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amateurish helpless inadequate incapable ineffectual inefficient inept inexperienced unqualified unskilled useless

STRONG

amateur raw

WEAK

awkward bungling bush-league clumsy disqualified floundering ineligible inexpert insufficient maladroit not cut out for not have it out to lunch unadapted unequipped unfit unfitted unhandy uninitiated unproficient untrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent expert qualified skilled strong useful

WEAK

adept dexterous effective efficient experienced proficient skillful

ADJECTIVE

unable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

helpless impotent inadequate incapable not able 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 up to out of commission unfitted unqualified unskilled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent fit potent qualified strong sufficient

WEAK

adequate skillful talented

ADJECTIVE

unfit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-equipped impotent inadequate incapable ineligible unable unprepared unqualified useless

STRONG

blundering bungling debilitated disqualified incapacitated unfitted

WEAK

amateur awkward bush league butter-fingered clumsy feeble heavy-handed incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced inexpert maladjusted maladroit no good not cut out for not up to unapt unhandy unpracticed unproficient unskilled unskillful untrained weak

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriate fit ready

ADJECTIVE

unqualified

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate incapable ineligible inexperienced unfit unprepared unskilled

WEAK

amateur bush bush-league disqualified ill-equipped not up to unequipped unfitted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able competent qualified suitable

WEAK

conditional indefinite prepared ready temporary tentative

Example Sentences

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Yet the current scale of state funding is not equal to the challenge ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

It raised £6m from shareholders to help complete the deal and later tapped shareholders for more money but the sums raised were not equal to the firm’s ambition.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

“The treasures of the world are not equal to a single grain of our sovereignty in the eyes of our people,” Saied said in a statement published on TAP, the country’s official press arm.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

"Forecast is not equal to destiny. We can change destiny, that's what we should think of right now," Banga said.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

I am not equal to such overwhelming refinement.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

not equal to

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