as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the apparent incapability of the president's staff to deal with the crisis
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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 incapability
New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Cartels have effectively declared war on both our countries, and Mexico has proven incapable of fighting back effectively.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s not to say the NBA is incapable of recognizing young talent.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Created and executive produced by Levy and Rachel Sennott, Big Mistakes centers on two deeply incapable siblings (Levy, Ortega) who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Unfortunately, however, those eyes are incapable of seeing.
—New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Cartels have effectively declared war on both our countries, and Mexico has proven incapable of fighting back effectively.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s not to say the NBA is incapable of recognizing young talent.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Created and executive produced by Levy and Rachel Sennott, Big Mistakes centers on two deeply incapable siblings (Levy, Ortega) who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapability
Noun
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If the continuity, cohesion and familiarity offered by those who stayed does not prove enough to keep Leeds in the league, the inability to sell efficiently in the summer window will be seen as one of the failings.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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France meanwhile faces an inability to push through budget legislation and a public unwilling to accept the spending cuts or tax increases needed to change its economic fundamentals.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the flip side, O’Regan said, physically fit people with obesity had a ‘younger’ cardiovascular age than unfit people.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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For instance, not spending time with the children, using overly harsh or inappropriate discipline, undermining the other parent’s authority or showing a lack of interest in the children’s lives can make a partner seem like an unfit parent, and consequently, an unfit partner.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Although there are occasional car chases and shootouts and eventually an upsettingly high body count, its cops are not particularly competent (Lizzie, in fact, is notably incompetent, prone to freezing up at inopportune times), and its criminals not especially clever.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 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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“Incapability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapability. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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