as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
hired a supremely incapable assistant who only made a mess of things
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Recent Examples of incapable
Honestly, the only person who appears incapable of time travel at this point is Jamie.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has proved incapable of honoring our man, this will absolutely do for the time being.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 May 2026
It was previously believed that extremely tiny objects in space were incapable of hosting atmospheres.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
The current environment of Democrat versus Republican, us versus them, renders the entire body ineffectual and incapable of independent agency and thought.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has proved incapable of honoring our man, this will absolutely do for the time being.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 May 2026
It was previously believed that extremely tiny objects in space were incapable of hosting atmospheres.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
The current environment of Democrat versus Republican, us versus them, renders the entire body ineffectual and incapable of independent agency and thought.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for incapable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapable
Adjective
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Kabuga, somewhere in his 90s — his age is disputed — and suffering from severe dementia, had been forced to remain in the United Nations detention facility in The Hague after he was found unfit to stand trial in 2023 as no country was willing to take him in, prolonging the case against him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Paxton, meanwhile, has sought to cast Cornyn as a creature of the Washington establishment, while Cornyn has attacked Paxton as unfit for office, pointing to his years of legal and political controversy, including his 2023 impeachment by the Texas House.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Last month, Rodriguez-Singh was found incompetent to stand trial on a capital murder charge in her son’s death, and she will be sent to a state mental health facility until her competency is restored.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2026
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She is set to appear June 2 in the same courtroom where a judge recently found that a man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston was incompetent to stand trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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Days earlier, Hulst was unable to close his mouth after yawning while walking out of a movie theater with his mother.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The team will be unable to attend an international competition in London in July due to scheduling conflicts and will be replaced by the second-place team from Redmond, Wash.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Incapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapable. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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