as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
a celebrated author of serious plays, he turned out to be a particularly unable writer of comedies
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Recent Examples of unable
The outlet also reported that multiple calls were made to the LAPD to report a possible overdose, though the spokesperson was unable to confirm such calls.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The result isn’t just burnout but bore-out: a lack of meaning that can make someone unable to see the real purpose of it all, behind all these numbers.
—Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But after paying their own way to Wales, and taking annual leave to play in the World Cup, many of the players were unable to attend.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Jackson-Smith, under legal advice, was unable to provide THR with more detail.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The result isn’t just burnout but bore-out: a lack of meaning that can make someone unable to see the real purpose of it all, behind all these numbers.
—Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But after paying their own way to Wales, and taking annual leave to play in the World Cup, many of the players were unable to attend.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Jackson-Smith, under legal advice, was unable to provide THR with more detail.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unable
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Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration’s foreign policy and called the president unfit to serve.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Trump continues to dismiss Bolton as disloyal and ineffective, while Bolton has positioned himself as one of Trump's fiercest Republican critics, arguing that the former president is unfit for office and a danger to national security.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Khaleda Rahman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 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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This kind of data delusion and fact fiction is, on the one hand, very sad, the mark of a man too fragile, impotent and incompetent to accept reality or withstand criticism.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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With the incompetent and corrupt federal administration no longer involved, private investors might be willing to jump in.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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,
18 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, however, those eyes are incapable of seeing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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