incapableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapableness
Noun
  • More Founder steals $100M from his FL disability nonprofit, buys properties, feds say Leo Joseph Govoni, co-founder of a Florida nonprofit, embezzled over $100 million from trust funds meant for people with disabilities, according to federal prosecutors.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • That’s how much Kristina Lewis receives in monthly Social Security disability payments.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Her recommendation is not to fight or try to control their inability to sit still and be quiet.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 June 2025
  • Our inability to record these sweltering spells in a more conspicuous way is shared by the natural world, which rarely shows the marks of an episode of hot weather in any lasting way.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • 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, 23 June 2025
  • The incapacity of the agency has also been laced with corruption.
    Elizabeth Glazer, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the pissy, frustrated lawman (Kenneth Tobey) trying to coordinate the manhunt has to deal with abject incompetence and mind-boggling bureaucracy, as well as his own desire to relive his youth.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • But Oakland residents who have dealt with decades of incompetence at City Hall shouldn’t have their hopes up.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Incapableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapableness. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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