as in incapability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the apparent inability of young children to sit still
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Recent Examples of inability
The Rockies’ inability to get clutch hits continues to haunt them.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Injuries — plus the inability to move Beal’s albatross contract — led Phoenix to becoming one of the NBA’s worst defenses, and Budenholzer has now been fired twice in the last three years.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
The Trojans’ inability to defend the rim was a real problem last season, and Musselman made a point of fixing it in the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The researchers discovered that the solvent’s inability to mix with bodily fluids is key for the drug crystals to clump together and form a long-lasting drug reservoir (depot) beneath the skin post-injection.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Injuries — plus the inability to move Beal’s albatross contract — led Phoenix to becoming one of the NBA’s worst defenses, and Budenholzer has now been fired twice in the last three years.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
The Trojans’ inability to defend the rim was a real problem last season, and Musselman made a point of fixing it in the portal.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The researchers discovered that the solvent’s inability to mix with bodily fluids is key for the drug crystals to clump together and form a long-lasting drug reservoir (depot) beneath the skin post-injection.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inability
Noun
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While hospitalized, the pope was also diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection and then mild renal insufficiency.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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By Monday evening, the Vatican said, his lab results showed some improvement and monitoring of his mild kidney insufficiency hasn't caused new concerns.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In his remarks, Mr. Trump equated diversity with incompetence, and effectively aligned himself with people who use diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., as a proxy for race, a dog whistle for white grievance, and a catchall for societal ills.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Read’s defense attorney, Alan Jackson, told the jury the collision did not happen and the investigation into Read was filled with errors, bias and incompetence.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Inability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inability. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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