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
Just as in years past, those players looked incapable of doing so.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
And very worried about our children who seem incapable and uninterested in supporting themselves.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
They had been maligned as mentally inferior, incapable of understanding the complexities of NFL offenses.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
And very worried about our children who seem incapable and uninterested in supporting themselves.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
They had been maligned as mentally inferior, incapable of understanding the complexities of NFL offenses.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.
— Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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When Eleanor gives birth to a baby named Lily and—in Ruth’s eyes—proves unfit to care for her, Ruth decides to raise the girl alone.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The case stalled for years, in part due to concerns that Saleh was mentally incompetent to stand trial, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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The man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate was ruled incompetent for trial on Thursday but demanded a second opinion.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Here, Rodel shares how to make the unfitted kitchen trend your own, one statement-worthy piece at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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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
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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From the very start, the Celtics’ contributors other than Jaylen Brown — Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Luke Kornet and Payton Pritchard — looked overwhelmed, overmatched and unable to convert on their opportunities.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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