Synonyms for inability
ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ tiin·abil·i·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inability

   Synonyms:
   awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weakness

   Antonyms:
   ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inabilitynoun

   lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

   Synonyms:
   unfitness

   Antonyms:
   ability, power

2. inability, unfitnessnoun

   lacking the power to perform

   Synonyms:
   softness, unfitness

   Antonyms:
   ability, power

Matched Categories

1. • Cognition
   • Quality

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   incapacity, incapability, impotence, incompetence, incompetency, inefficiency, want of power, want of capacity

2. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   disability, disqualification

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   incompetence, impotence, incapability, incompetency, inefficiency, disability

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "inability":

   incapacity, impossibility, failure, disability, impotence, incompetence, unfitness, incapacitation, powerlessness, disablement, ineptitude, deficit, incapability, helplessness, unsuitability, inadequacy, weakness

How to pronounce inability?

How to say inability in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1515","1"],["1524","1"],["1564","1"],["1572","1"],["1574","1"],["1595","2"],["1600","2"],["1607","1"],["1635","3"],["1637","3"],["1643","1"],["1644","1"],["1647","1"],["1648","1"],["1651","2"],["1653","2"],["1654","1"],["1658","1"],["1659","1"],["1663","4"],["1664","1"],["1666","1"],["1667","3"],["1668","2"],["1669","1"],["1670","3"],["1671","1"],["1673","2"],["1675","6"],["1676","7"],["1677","1"],["1678","3"],["1679","2"],["1681","20"],["1682","10"],["1683","7"],["1684","2"],["1685","11"],["1686","2"],["1688","5"],["1689","1"],["1690","3"],["1692","11"],["1693","4"],["1695","1"],["1696","1"],["1698","4"],["1699","9"],["1700","3"],["1701","7"],["1703","3"],["1704","5"],["1705","2"],["1706","6"],["1707","7"],["1708","8"],["1709","3"],["1710","3"],["1711","6"],["1712","14"],["1713","5"],["1715","1"],["1716","6"],["1717","10"],["1718","1"],["1719","4"],["1720","3"],["1721","2"],["1722","6"],["1723","12"],["1724","8"],["1725","4"],["1726","7"],["1727","6"],["1728","9"],["1729","7"],["1730","15"],["1731","9"],["1732","8"],["1733","10"],["1734","2"],["1735","11"],["1736","21"],["1737","21"],["1738","12"],["1739","8"],["1740","9"],["1741","11"],["1742","8"],["1743","13"],["1744","16"],["1745","6"],["1746","3"],["1747","27"],["1748","22"],["1749","17"],["1750","45"],["1751","75"],["1752","121"],["1753","43"],["1754","75"],["1755","46"],["1756","31"],["1757","28"],["1758","59"],["1759","83"],["1760","43"],["1761","129"],["1762","64"],["1763","125"],["1764","104"],["1765","95"],["1766","102"],["1767","88"],["1768","139"],["1769","94"],["1770","104"],["1771","85"],["1772","122"],["1773","129"],["1774","143"],["1775","143"],["1776","135"],["1777","188"],["1778","122"],["1779","147"],["1780","106"],["1781","160"],["1782","140"],["1783","191"],["1784","215"],["1785","166"],["1786","239"],["1787","416"],["1788","256"],["1789","242"],["1790","236"],["1791","331"],["1792","414"],["1793","281"],["1794","399"],["1795","326"],["1796","499"],["1797","282"],["1798","343"],["1799","362"],["1800","540"],["1801","806"],["1802","839"],["1803","814"],["1804","879"],["1805","899"],["1806","979"],["1807","863"],["1808","913"],["1809","1010"],["1810","1135"],["1811","1562"],["1812","1596"],["1813","1069"],["1814","1092"],["1815","1480"],["1816","1130"],["1817","1704"],["1818","1700"],["1819","1247"],["1820","2157"],["1821","1317"],["1822","1915"],["1823","2212"],["1824","2632"],["1825","2542"],["1826","1906"],["1827","1905"],["1828","2107"],["1829","2194"],["1830","2687"],["1831","2480"],["1832","2371"],["1833","2548"],["1834","2321"],["1835","2875"],["1836","3004"],["1837","2678"],["1838","3253"],["1839","3221"],["1840","3768"],["1841","3507"],["1842","2730"],["1843","3634"],["1844","3056"],["1845","3608"],["1846","3750"],["1847","3561"],["1848","3964"],["1849","3485"],["1850","4212"],["1851","4730"],["1852","4244"],["1853","4879"],["1854","5522"],["1855","5059"],["1856","5066"],["1857","4884"],["1858","5101"],["1859","5241"],["1860","5189"],["1861","3550"],["1862","2888"],["1863","3076"],["1864","4204"],["1865","4031"],["1866","4523"],["1867","4653"],["1868","4464"],["1869","4467"],["1870","4630"],["1871","4243"],["1872","4706"],["1873","4690"],["1874","5327"],["1875","5086"],["1876","5629"],["1877","5306"],["1878","5384"],["1879","5724"],["1880","6810"],["1881","6619"],["1882","7094"],["1883","7905"],["1884","8109"],["1885","7230"],["1886","6231"],["1887","6649"],["1888","7601"],["1889","6442"],["1890","6365"],["1891","6465"],["1892","7786"],["1893","7358"],["1894","7486"],["1895","8167"],["1896","8803"],["1897","8157"],["1898","9693"],["1899","9899"],["1900","10876"],["1901","10530"],["1902","10814"],["1903","10158"],["1904","11572"],["1905","11277"],["1906","11246"],["1907","12529"],["1908","12271"],["1909","11052"],["1910","12161"],["1911","11430"],["1912","12748"],["1913","12863"],["1914","12007"],["1915","11777"],["1916","12680"],["1917","12594"],["1918","10737"],["1919","12149"],["1920","14490"],["1921","12479"],["1922","15049"],["1923","11260"],["1924","10324"],["1925","10431"],["1926","10075"],["1927","11531"],["1928","11658"],["1929","11054"],["1930","11256"],["1931","11658"],["1932","11334"],["1933","10110"],["1934","12398"],["1935","12844"],["1936","13229"],["1937","13005"],["1938","13631"],["1939","14302"],["1940","13308"],["1941","12499"],["1942","12493"],["1943","9980"],["1944","8718"],["1945","10776"],["1946","13675"],["1947","16975"],["1948","17077"],["1949","18409"],["1950","19458"],["1951","19420"],["1952","19118"],["1953","19235"],["1954","19514"],["1955","20426"],["1956","20921"],["1957","24057"],["1958","24693"],["1959","24585"],["1960","28632"],["1961","31045"],["1962","34495"],["1963","37357"],["1964","37357"],["1965","43978"],["1966","45757"],["1967","48069"],["1968","56344"],["1969","54353"],["1970","60855"],["1971","61621"],["1972","63564"],["1973","62312"],["1974","62672"],["1975","62869"],["1976","64922"],["1977","65185"],["1978","67254"],["1979","70644"],["1980","71921"],["1981","71581"],["1982","76757"],["1983","77765"],["1984","82608"],["1985","85246"],["1986","91469"],["1987","90160"],["1988","95447"],["1989","101231"],["1990","107314"],["1991","105389"],["1992","112772"],["1993","114116"],["1994","121924"],["1995","124386"],["1996","131902"],["1997","134000"],["1998","139852"],["1999","146609"],["2000","160812"],["2001","159431"],["2002","174370"],["2003","182464"],["2004","195408"],["2005","191487"],["2006","202587"],["2007","206977"],["2008","220702"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use inability in a sentence?

1. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:

   First of all, it's absurd that we're even having this conversation about Congress's inability to fund homeland security in these challenging times.

2. Jamaal Bowman:

   The American people have sent us here to deliver. If we deliver, we maintain power in 2022. If we don't, and we show that inability to deliver, then we risk losing power, and risk this moment in American history, to really push a progressive, Democratic agenda.

3. Adam Sarhan:

   Oil is deeply oversold. The stock market is deeply oversold. The inability for the market to rally from deeply oversold conditions clearly tells you how weak the market is.

4. Leon Rodriguez:

   The inability of those spouses until now to apply for employment, to seek and obtain employment, has imposed in many cases significant hardships on the families of H-1B visa holders.

5. Steven Driscoll:

   The Hot Yoga Tallahassee attacker was motivated to carry out violence by The Hot Yoga Tallahassee attacker inability to develop or maintain relationships with women, along with The Hot Yoga Tallahassee attacker perception of women's societal power over men.