INCAPABLENESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incapableness

noun

as in disability

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Noun

Both McGraw and Rauscher have had degrees of disability and health problems as a result of that exposure.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
The rebrand reflects a broader shift in how the disability community wants to be represented, and who gets to make that call.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

His complaints include Microsoft being the de facto root of trust for the entire UEFI platform, the inability of the protection to scale sufficiently, and the ability for components to boot even after top-level certificates expire.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of inability

Noun

My embodiment—paralysis—is conjured when trying to describe an inability, a lack, an incapacity.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Under Missouri law, most mail ballots must be notarized before they can be counted, though voters casting absentee ballots for certain reasons, including incapacity, are exempt from that requirement.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of incapacity

Noun

Those forms are not pertinent to the finding of incompetency and are therefore subject to the open records law, Ziegler and Bradley wrote.

— Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Federal agents have descended upon the home of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the North Texas mom who was recently sent to a state hospital after an incompetency ruling in the murder of her young son.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Definition of incompetency

Noun

This could reflect in features such as automation incapabilities, incompetent workflow designs, overreliance on legacy infrastructure and lack of alignment in financial transformation.

— Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Trump’s command of Congress owes to the incapability of many politicians to see beyond the next election.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of incapability

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