inability[noun]Synonyms: incapability, disability, disqualification, impotence, inadequacy, incapacity, incompetence, ineptitude, powerlessness
Antonyms: ability
Contrasted words: adequacy, capability, capacity, competence, efficiency
Related Words: inadeptness,
inaptitude,
inaptness,
inefficiency,
ineptitude,
ineptness [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧a‧bil‧i‧ty /ˌɪnəˈbɪləti, ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
noun [singular, uncountable] [
Word Family: noun:
ability ≠
inability,
disability;
adjective:
able ≠
unable,
disabled;
verb:
enable ≠
disable;
adverb:
ably]
the fact of being unable to do something
inability to do something
Alcoholism can result in an inability to cope. the government’s inability to enforce the ceasefire [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲