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
Before then, shadow president Elon Musk will try to illegally fire most of its staff, rendering the NLRB incapable of conducting union representation elections or investigating discrimination against union activists.
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Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Regardless, there was no reason for Minnesota to not get better last-second looks Tuesday against a Denver team that’s proven incapable of guarding the Wolves.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Rats, for example, are incapable of vomiting, which is why rat poison works so well.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
When sprayed with a strong burst of water from a hose, the larvae are incapable of climbing back up to the leaves to resume feeding.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Regardless, there was no reason for Minnesota to not get better last-second looks Tuesday against a Denver team that’s proven incapable of guarding the Wolves.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Rats, for example, are incapable of vomiting, which is why rat poison works so well.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
When sprayed with a strong burst of water from a hose, the larvae are incapable of climbing back up to the leaves to resume feeding.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
Adjective
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Declared mentally unfit to stand trial, he was committed to the Mendota Mental Health Institute.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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That figure comprises people found psychiatrically unfit for trial but are stuck on Rikers awaiting a bed in a state psychiatric facility.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration has pulled the plug on a program that provides legal help to immigrants who are determined mentally incompetent, according to a lawsuit filed by immigration legal groups.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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City Council, do the right thing for once and put it on the ballot to overturn the requirement of requiring our incompetent city management to do this.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 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
Adjective
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For two weeks prior to exams, the platform repeatedly crashed, leaving tens of thousands of teachers and students unable to access critical instructional tools.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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With families unable to pay for meals and schools unwilling to deny children food, many schools are left to absorb upwards of $20K in deficits from the rest of their budgets.—
Grace Chung,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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