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
If students are now incapable of writing 500 words of their own thoughts, that’s just progress!
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, people online were incapable of being normal about this.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
James Outman seems incapable of fielding a fly ball.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
While once thought incapable of feeling pain, some invertebrates react to aversive stimuli.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incapable
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Obviously, people online were incapable of being normal about this.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
James Outman seems incapable of fielding a fly ball.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
While once thought incapable of feeling pain, some invertebrates react to aversive stimuli.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incapable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
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Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Detroit RUNDetroit, 1948 Division St Suite 105, collects old shoes for Zaman International, who will reporpose gently used pairs or recycle unfit shoes, according to RUNDetroit's Instagram.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The man was charged with multiple felony charges but found incompetent to stand trial.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Esmeralda is incompetent, egotistic, and, thanks to Impacciatore’s ace comedic timing, totally fabulous.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 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
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One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Stobe/Getty Clearly, the Yankees were unable to find a trading partner for Stroman and his contract, but Elman believes the pitcher won't be able to return to the major leagues on a new deal either.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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