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unable
un·a·ble U0018300 (ŭn-ā′bəl)adj.1. Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car.2. Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk.3. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.unable (ʌnˈeɪbəl) adj1. (foll by: to) lacking the necessary power, ability, or authority (to do something); not able2. archaic incompetentun•a•ble (ʌnˈeɪ bəl)
adj. lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: unable to swim. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  unable - (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds"able - (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" | | 2. | unable - (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow"incapable - (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work" | | 3. | unable - lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"ineffective, ineffectualimpotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" |
unableadjective incapable, inadequate, powerless, unfit, unfitted, not able, impotent, not up to, unqualified, ineffectual, not equal to The military may feel unable to hand over power.
able, effective, capable, powerful, adequate, potent, competent, adeptunableadjectiveTotally incapable of doing a job:incompetent, unfit, unqualified.Translationsunable (anˈeibl) adjective without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something). I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today. 不能的，無能力的 不能的unable
be unable to hear (oneself) thinkTo be unable to concentrate on anything due to overwhelming noise. Can you turn down that blaring music? I'm unable hear myself think! There's so much construction going on during the day that you're unable to hear yourself think over the chorus of jackhammers.See also: hear, think, unablebe unable to hear yourself think be unable to think clearly as a result of an excessive amount of noise. informalSee also: hear, think, unablemake head or tail of something, to be unable toTo fail to understand something. This term was already used to denote total confusion by Cicero (Nec caput nec pedes, meaning “neither head nor feet”). Whether it refers to beginning or end, or top or bottom, or, as someone suggests, the two sides of a coin, is not known, but to make neither head nor tail of something has been so used ever since, in English from the seventeenth century to the present.See also: head, make, of, tail, unableunable
unableThe term as transmitted by a pilot means an inability to comply with specific instructions, requests, or a clearance.LegalSeeableunable
Related to unable: not ableSynonyms for unableadj incapableSynonyms- incapable
- inadequate
- powerless
- unfit
- unfitted
- not able
- impotent
- not up to
- unqualified
- ineffectual
- not equal to
Antonyms- able
- effective
- capable
- powerful
- adequate
- potent
- competent
- adept
Synonyms for unableadj totally incapable of doing a jobSynonyms- incompetent
- unfit
- unqualified
Synonyms for unableadj (usually followed by 'to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-howAntonymsadj (usually followed by 'to') lacking necessary physical or mental abilityRelated Wordsadj lacking in power or forcefulnessSynonymsRelated Words |