unable

[uhn-ay-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

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“The debtors were ultimately unable to bring the key parties to a fully consensual arrangement that would have supported a financially viable LIV 2.0 league,” Williams said during the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some of the materials investigated are unable to withstand the temperatures normally required to melt them.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

But he was unable to confirm four circuit-court nominees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Morocco has welcomed the end of a decades-long UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, after a diplomatic showdown between the US and Russia left the Security Council unable to agree on its future.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

"This is madness," cried Neel the potter, unable to keep silent any longer.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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