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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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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapability
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In 1949, a grand jury convened to discuss the inability of LAPD’s homicide unit to solve murders, during which Short’s death was further investigated.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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She has also been criticized for cutting the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget by $17.4 million last year, which critics say has contributed to their inability to respond to the wildfires.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are another 10 or so, such as Lil Joe, who are unfit for release after difficult histories.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lee Monroe Straight-leg Jeans $43 $28 at Amazon Denim is notoriously unfit for traveling in, but reviewers say these Lee jeans are an exception.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Geyser was diagnosed the following August with childhood-onset schizophrenia and ruled incompetent to stand trial, a decision that was reversed that December.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The team looked incompetent, even with an extra week to prepare.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the federal government is practically throwing cash in an incinerator by handing over blank checks to these predatory schools to begin with, only for courts to mandate debt elimination on the backend or borrowers driven into poverty by the schools rendered unable to pay back a penny.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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When the Eaton Fire started 10 days ago, Martin was unable to find temporary housing nearby.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Incapability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapability. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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