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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“It’s a proof point of something more fundamental which is wrong in the general economy—that people are not able to buy new cars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"There is a lot of social stigma, they are afraid... They have a feeling that even if you get old, it is natural that they are not able to see."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Thousands of evacuated residents still are not able to return to their homes after a chemical storage tank at an aerospace company in Garden Grove overheated, creating the possibility of an explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"People are probably subsisting on 1,000 or 1,500 calories a day, and are not able to get basic healthcare," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Unfortunately, I am not able to express this message to Rania because I am unable to talk in the language of humans.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

not able

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