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
In the end, Gavidia used his Real ID drivers license to prove citizenship, after being unable to recall the name of the hospital.
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Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
For those unable to attend in person, the service will be available to stream at se.church/bridgeman.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Emergency responders were unable to save either occupant.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2025
Cole withdrew due to illness before the start of the fourth round, while Kim was unable to finish on Friday due to a back injury.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
For those unable to attend in person, the service will be available to stream at se.church/bridgeman.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Emergency responders were unable to save either occupant.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2025
Cole withdrew due to illness before the start of the fourth round, while Kim was unable to finish on Friday due to a back injury.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unable
Adjective
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These board members have betrayed the public trust and shown themselves to be unfit to govern the district.—
Jay Steiger,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Brushing up on English has taken on new urgency for future and current truck drivers after President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying truckers who don’t read and speak the language proficiently would be considered unfit for service.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 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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Some seemed to be downright incompetent, Marquez told the jury.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The defense has argued that others possibly killed O’Keefe inside that home and that the police were either too incompetent or corrupt to investigate that angle.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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For the eight minutes the Mets batted in the bottom of the eighth, Garrett was a shark incapable of pausing even for a second.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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There have been countless occasions when he was asked to get another batter, another few outs, when his weary body was simply incapable of doing so.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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