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 in general the US military proved incapable of quickly trouncing a much weaker adversary, and left the citizens and residents of Gulf allies under fire in the meantime.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
The designers themselves are often incapable of explaining what their systems are doing.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Little did Griffin know, Parker was incapable of having children at the time.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incapable
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
The designers themselves are often incapable of explaining what their systems are doing.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Little did Griffin know, Parker was incapable of having children at the time.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.
—
Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incapable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
Adjective
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There are worse strategies, but perhaps the unfit 18-year-old can’t do it all himself.
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The plan to buy large warehouses unfit for human habitation and spend millions more to convert them to prisons sparked nationwide backlash and pointed resistance in Social Circle and Oakwood.
Adjective
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Clinical psychologists concluded after exams in the six years since his arrest that McGuire was incompetent to stand trial.
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She was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, according to a statement provided by Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson.
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
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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.
Adjective
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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Upon arrival, deputies were unable to locate the boat or a suspect and their search began, according to a news release shared on Friday.
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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