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?
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:
It's absurd that we're even having this conversation about Congress's inability to fund Homeland Security in these challenging times.
The problem today is that Washington is more dysfunctional than ever, and there is a growing inability of the President and the leadership and the Congress to be able to work together to get things done, and that frustration may clearly be having an impact on the people who work in the legislative area.
With the disorganization, procrastination and inability to focus, and all the other bad things that come with ADHD, there also come creativity and the ability to take risks.
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.
Rather than address that, many will start arguments to avoid sex, they became anxious and depressed, which only exacerbates the inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
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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