INCAPABLENESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incapableness

noun

as in disability

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Noun

Elderly people and those with disabilities are less able to avoid rodents, especially at night.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

It was reflected in his inability to record a single strikeout.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of inability

Noun

This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2026
Immortality would also be lost on Stoyte, who rivals the carp in his mindless incapacity to notice anything interesting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Definition of incapacity

Noun

In it, the author described a culture of confusion, stress, and incompetence, as contractors competed for work to be completed under near-impossible deadlines.

— Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
The most serious charges — which included incompetence, negligence and failure of duty — were dismissed.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of incompetence

Noun

Federal agents have descended upon the home of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, the North Texas mom who was recently sent to a state hospital after an incompetency ruling in the murder of her young son.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The longer the delay, the more the system risks turning temporary incompetency into long-term confinement.

— Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of incompetency

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