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
Adams succeeded in pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to include in this year’s state budget a change in the state’s involuntary commitment law, expanding it to apply to those incapable of meeting their own basic needs, not just those who are deemed dangerous.
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
However, the misconception that neurodivergent people, especially people on the spectrum, are incapable, unable or uninterested in finding and cherishing love hasn’t completely left popular imagination.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Airdrops are inefficient, limited in scale, dangerous, incapable of delivering the specialized food and medical care required to save malnourished children.
—David Miliband, Time, 29 July 2025
Some tenants were provided portable air conditioning units that may have been incapable of adequately cooling their apartments, the Attorney General's Office said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
However, the misconception that neurodivergent people, especially people on the spectrum, are incapable, unable or uninterested in finding and cherishing love hasn’t completely left popular imagination.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Airdrops are inefficient, limited in scale, dangerous, incapable of delivering the specialized food and medical care required to save malnourished children.
—David Miliband, Time, 29 July 2025
Some tenants were provided portable air conditioning units that may have been incapable of adequately cooling their apartments, the Attorney General's Office said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
Adjective
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Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration’s foreign policy and called the president unfit to serve.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Trump continues to dismiss Bolton as disloyal and ineffective, while Bolton has positioned himself as one of Trump's fiercest Republican critics, arguing that the former president is unfit for office and a danger to national security.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Khaleda Rahman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This kind of data delusion and fact fiction is, on the one hand, very sad, the mark of a man too fragile, impotent and incompetent to accept reality or withstand criticism.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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With the incompetent and corrupt federal administration no longer involved, private investors might be willing to jump in.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Here, Rodel shares how to make the unfitted kitchen trend your own, one statement-worthy piece at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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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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Her delivery driver, who was not named in the complaint, had previously tried to deliver the order but was unable to because her phone service cut out.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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However, the veteran has looked good running throughout the summer, and he was activated from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list Thursday.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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