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unable

adjective

1 unable

usually followed by `to' Not having the necessary means or skill or know-how.

2 unable

usually followed by `to' Lacking necessary physical or mental ability.

3 unable

Lacking in power or forcefulness:
— Like an unable phoenix in hot ashes.

synonyms: ineffective, ineffectual.

Roget 158: powerless, impotent, unable, incapable, incompetent; inefficient, ineffective; inept; unfit, unfitted; unqualified, disqualified; unendowed; inapt, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: ill-qualified, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, maladjusted, not equal to, not up to, powerless, unable to, unadapted, unadjusted, unendowed, unequipped ... show more.

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