Unable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car.
  • adj. Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk.
  • adj. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not able; lacking a certain ability.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent; weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not able.
  • Lacking in ability; incapable.
  • Weak; helpless; useless.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
  • adj. lacking in power or forcefulness
  • adj. (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability
  • Equivalent
    impotent    incapable   
    Antonym
    able   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    impotent    weak    helpless    incapable    incapabl   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abel    Cable    Gable    Mabel    Mable    Sable    able    cable    chaebol    disable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    powerless    vulnerable    helpless    deaf    unwilling    ashamed    unsure    unaware    depress    unfit