incapableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapableness
Noun
  • Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, continue during a government shutdown.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools, the union said.
    Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as the labor ministry’s inability to engage with shows, the state can do only so much.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The issue was his lack of consistency and his inability to limit hard contact.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • That spirit manages to survive a patently modern star turn from Mark Wahlberg, whose incapacity for nuance and self-reflection is well-served by a role that has little interest in either.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The agents at Slough House are renowned for the incompetence that landed them there, but there have been, of course, plenty of times when their instincts are sound, their actions are noble, and they’re wildly underestimated, just like their flatulent boss.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That was straight Nathaniel Hackett level incompetence.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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