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Recent Examples of incapability
Adjective
Taken on its own merit, a movie premiere is pretty much incapable of dictating a film’s box-office fate. Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 The whole scene reinforced the criticism that the vice president was either incapable, or afraid, of answering tough questions on her own. Amie Parnes, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 Child and Dependent Care Credit: Provides a credit for a percentage of expenses paid for the care of qualifying individuals, such as children under 13 or a spouse or dependent who is incapable of self-care, to enable the taxpayer to work or look for work. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 The apartment belongs to Booth, who doesn’t work and seems incapable of holding down a job. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incapability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapability
Noun
  • And, his inability to admit his mistakes and face the consequences.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The inability to take feedback and self-correct is a trait that leads to stalled careers, unproductive teams, and ultimately, costly turnover.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These individuals—who meet all military requirements, are deployed worldwide, and serve with distinction—are now labeled unfit based on a characteristic that has nothing to do with their abilities or performance.
    Carlos Del Toro, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • When the Gulf War broke out in 1990, many staffers resisted covering it at all, deeming it a jingoistic exercise unfit for media participation.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • On what planet would anyone buy this team and let that incompetent non- entity have any role ?
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Thank you to El Salvador and, in particular, President Bukele, for your understanding of this horrible situation, which was allowed to happen to the United States because of incompetent Democrat leadership.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The agency was unable to notify seven employees about reinstatement.
    Ashley Murray, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Residents of Gaza are currently unable to leave on their own because the border crossing into Egypt is closed.
    Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Incapability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapability. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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