as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
a celebrated author of serious plays, he turned out to be a particularly unable writer of comedies
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Recent Examples of unable
Earth, meanwhile, has so far been unable to bring about its own destruction.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Reuters was unable to determine whether Pulte or administration officials are aware of Cook’s Atlanta loan estimate.
—Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Reuters was unable to determine whether Pulte or administration officials are aware of Cook’s Atlanta loan estimate.
—Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unable
Adjective
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Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Detroit RUNDetroit, 1948 Division St Suite 105, collects old shoes for Zaman International, who will reporpose gently used pairs or recycle unfit shoes, according to RUNDetroit's Instagram.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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The man was charged with multiple felony charges but found incompetent to stand trial.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Esmeralda is incompetent, egotistic, and, thanks to Impacciatore’s ace comedic timing, totally fabulous.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the homage is heartfelt, and certainly packs its share of genuine laughs, the end result can’t escape feeling like a hodgepodge, incapable of cohesively blending the satirical elements with the earnest messaging foremost on its mind.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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About three and a half hours later, Cody Bellinger made the kind of throw Judge was seemingly incapable of making.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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