unable

[uhn-ey-buhl] / ʌnˈeɪ bəl /

ADJECTIVE

not having talent, skill

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 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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It closed in 2019, unable to compete with low-cost natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aid agencies believe many people did not get very far - unable to escape because of danger, or detention, or the cost of buying their way out.

From BBC

Just look at the 6.5 million older adults caught in the “middle market,” unable to afford long-term care but ineligible for Medicaid.

From Salon

It struggled to finish drives, unable to convert on two makeable field goals.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.K. government demonstrated the problem with its annual budget, where it is stuck in a trilemma, unable to please lenders and voters while also doing the right thing for the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

unable

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