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 incapable
But when wildfires spread quickly, nesting condors and chicks incapable of flight are left vulnerable.
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Apparently incapable of not making a bad situation worse, Arthur accuses Olivia of being lonely for Rafferty, not for him.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
For decades, scientists believed the sleeping brain was essentially offline, incapable of forming new memories.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Dallas’ defense is wholly incapable of stopping any opponent — so much so that team owner Jerry Jones had to sign veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney immediately after Sunday’s overtime shootout win against the Giants.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Apparently incapable of not making a bad situation worse, Arthur accuses Olivia of being lonely for Rafferty, not for him.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
For decades, scientists believed the sleeping brain was essentially offline, incapable of forming new memories.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Dallas’ defense is wholly incapable of stopping any opponent — so much so that team owner Jerry Jones had to sign veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney immediately after Sunday’s overtime shootout win against the Giants.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
Adjective
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Arrived unfit and has recently been injured.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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As such, he was declared unfit for trial.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All of the charges were ultimately discharged after she was found incompetent for court proceedings by a doctor.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Look only to the Bengals, Panthers, Browns and Jets, Sunday’s opponent, for examples of what can go wrong with owners with short pockets, short tempers and/or outsized influence from the unqualified and incompetent.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Thompson, a right-shot defenseman, was injured late in the preseason, and Carlsson was unable to play in any of the six Sharks exhibition games.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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