incapableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapableness
Noun
  • For example, independent living programs and programs that train, hire and retain workers with disabilities can ensure the economic success of people with autism.
    Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The amendment invests an additional $450,000 in Birth to Three providers, which help families with children who experience disabilities and developmental delays, including vision and hearing challenges, during the crucial early stage of development.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That’s another example of this team’s inability to win on the margins.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • If there's been one issue for the Jets over the past few decades, it's been their inability to find a franchise quarterback.
    Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As the world becomes ever more complex, apparently the list of individual incapacities has grown.
    Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Because of such incompetence, the city’s finances are a disaster and unsustainable, which will ultimately lead to bankruptcy without prompt action.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Still, at least Geralt has Jaskier, whose incompetence is a regular problem but whose loyalty is unquestionable.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe that data suggests incompetency in the sporting director role.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The National Geographic series dives into footage and narratives from officials leading the disaster response at the time, revealing incompetencies and false information from the media that cost locals their lives.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Incapableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapableness. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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