What is another word for inability?
Synonyms for inability
ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ tiin·abil·i·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
inability
Synonyms:
awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weaknessAntonyms:
ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent
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Editors Contribution
want of capacity
lack of development
for want of capacity, businesses do not sufficiently exploit the transnational dimension of marketing.
Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inabilitynoun
Synonyms:
incapacity, incapability, impotence, incompetence, incompetency, inefficiency, want of power, want of capacityinabilitynoun
Synonyms:
disability, disqualification
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inabilitynoun
Synonyms:
incompetence, impotence, incapability, incompetency, inefficiency, disability
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "inability":
incapacity, impossibility, failure, disability, impotence, incompetence, unfitness, incapacitation, powerlessness, disablement, ineptitude, deficit, incapability, helplessness, unsuitability, inadequacy, weakness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2278 | failure | |
#3459 | disability | |
#8380 | deficit | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#11794 | inability | |
#19210 | impotence | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#29658 | incompetence | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#35273 | softness | |
#35967 | impossibility | |
#38445 | inefficiency | |
#43809 | inadequacy | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#71523 | disablement | |
#73354 | powerlessness | |
#76733 | awkwardness | |
#79193 | ineptitude | |
#114419 | incapacitation | |
#131851 | unfitness | |
#169885 | unsuitability | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#181826 | feebleness | |
#238553 | incapability | |
#269750 | dulness |
How to use inability in a sentence?
Everyone knows you can't learn or perform well when you are hungry. We need to support students in Minnesota and across the country by ensuring that kids are not humiliated because of an inability to pay for lunch.
And so, as a result of the kind of inability to get Wegovy, a lot of physicians started prescribing Ozempic off-label, which they’re permitted to do, for the treatment of obesity.
Other than not quite looking like him, his voice being different, and his inability to cook the world's best chicken, we thought Norm was the perfect choice to play the real Colonel. I think the fans will agree.
We are frustrated by the FAA's inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5G technology without disrupting aviation services, and we urge it do so in a timely manner.
The fall of Kabul is the biggest foreign policy disaster since Suez, it revealed the nature of U.S. power and our inability to hold a separate line.
Translations for inability
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- UnfähigkeitGerman
- αδυναμίαGreek
- incapacidadSpanish
- kykenemättömyys, kyvyttömyysFinnish
- incapacitéFrench
- असमर्थताHindi
- incapacitàItalian
- ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆKannada
- ناتوانینKurdish
- niemożność, niezdolnośćPolish
- incapacitate, incapabilitate, neputințăRomanian
- невозмо́жность, неспособность, неспосо́бностьRussian
- oförmågaSwedish
- اسمرتتاUrdu
- 無力Chinese
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