unable
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unable
Synonyms
inapt, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful
Antonyms
able, capable, competent, expert, fit, qualified, skilled, skillful, ultracompetent
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Trump seems unable to take more than an afternoon off. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "What Makes Joe Run?," 6 Sep. 2019 The deputy then found a 2-mg package labeled Suboxone, a schedule 3 CDS, for which the driver was unable to provide a prescription, according to the statement. — Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Westminster man arrested on firearms charges after traffic stop," 4 Sep. 2019 A few months ago, Quillin suffered a broken tailbone which left him mostly bedridden and unable to care for himself. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Glenn Quillin: 1916-2019: Record-setting Carlsbad centenarian lived for adventure," 4 Sep. 2019 The United Nations has ranked Mozambique among the world’s least developed countries, with 80 percent unable to afford an adequate diet. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, "Pope Francis Goes to Africa, With Renewed Focus on Poverty and Climate," 4 Sep. 2019 There isn’t much international data available on women in the coffee industry, but female coffee farm workers are often denied training and resources, leaving them unable to climb the chain or run their own business. — Halley Bondy, NBC News, "How Alyza Bohbot turned a coffee company into a message of women's empowerment," 3 Sep. 2019 But since the 10-nanometer particles were all of the same type and unable to bond to each other, this transient bonding with the smaller particles must still have worked to keep the larger nanoparticles in place. — Quanta Magazine, "Strange Metal-like Bonds Discovered in Customized Crystals," 3 Sep. 2019 The real estate firm, Newmark Knight Frank, was unable to provide an update on the potential sale. — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Nix Health cutting hundreds of jobs, closing facility as it scales back operations in San Antonio," 29 Aug. 2019 Longa, who came off the physically unable to perform list on Monday. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Lions' 53-man roster prediction: Tough decisions on defense await," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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