incapable

[US]/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/
[UK]/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking the ability or skill, not able to.

Phrases & Collocations

incapable of

Example Sentences

a unique feat, incapable of duplication.

incapable of driving cars

incapable of carrying a tune; incapable of love.

he was incapable of governing the country.

a man incapable of any kind of prejudice.

Computers are incapable of creative thought.

Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech.

the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen.

this benefit is intended for people incapable of work.

An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.

They are deemed to be incapable of almost any misdemeanour.

He's a sort of people who're incapable of deceiving you.

a stroke that left him incapable of connected speech.

The company seems to be incapable of hanging on to its staff.

He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.

I'm incapable of doing anything even halfway decent.

an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues;

with the battery removed it was incapable of being driven at all.

he was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.

Real-world Examples

You're literally incapable of seeing the bigger picture.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Others worried that GPs would be incapable of commissioning care.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Fortunately, Donald Trump is incapable of thinking small.

Source: Compilation of speeches by Trump's daughter Ivanka.

I'd laugh, but I'm biologically incapable.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

We aren't happy, so much as incapable of allowing ourselves to feel even the slightest sadness.

Source: Popular Science Essays

But the revolutionaries were incapable of real leadership.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

" And you think I'm incapable of that? "

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

This would not have been possible, as a previous surgical operation had left Wallis incapable of conceiving.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

But Dudley seemed incapable of saying.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And incapable of providing effective leadership.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

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