Synonyms for inability
ˌɪn əˈbɪl ɪ tiin·abil·i·ty

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1. inability

   Synonyms:
   awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weakness

   Antonyms:
   ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent

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1. inabilitynoun

   lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

   Synonyms:
   unfitness

   Antonyms:
   ability, power

2. inability, unfitnessnoun

   lacking the power to perform

   Synonyms:
   softness, unfitness

   Antonyms:
   ability, power

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1. • Cognition
   • Quality

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1. want of capacity

   lack of development

   for want of capacity, businesses do not sufficiently exploit the transnational dimension of marketing.

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   incapacity, incapability, impotence, incompetence, incompetency, inefficiency, want of power, want of capacity

2. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   disability, disqualification

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1. inabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   incompetence, impotence, incapability, incompetency, inefficiency, disability

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1. List of paraphrases for "inability":

   incapacity, impossibility, failure, disability, impotence, incompetence, unfitness, incapacitation, powerlessness, disablement, ineptitude, deficit, incapability, helplessness, unsuitability, inadequacy, weakness

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1. Isabelle Papadimitriou:

   Isabelle Papadimitriou undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack of leadership, through a refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and through an inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize the risks of the coronavirus.

2. Adam Rosendorff:

   I was becoming frustrated at my inability to explain discrepant results, it culminated on one or two occasions with my refusal to justify the discrepant results to physicians.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   Never confuse someone else's inability to do something with its inability to be done.

4. Sinan Ulgen:

   Turkey cannot be the solution for the European Union's inability to act collectively to address the enormity of this humanitarian tragedy and develop policies to share the burden.

5. Jessica Vaughan:

   Our lax immigration policies, our sanctuary policies, and the inability to make progress on drug abuse problems in the U.S. are what have enriched the cartels to begin with, they’re making so much money smuggling through the border.