unable
Origin of unable
Synonyms for unable
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weak, impotent, unfit, incapable, inadequate, helpless, powerless, clumsy, incapacitated, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inoperative, unqualified, unskilled, impuissant, unfittedExamples from the Web for unable
Contemporary Examples of unable
That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.
Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
But at this stage, he is either afraid or unable to get carried away by his thoughts.
Lee would stay up late, unable to sleep from the pains he had in his back.
In the name of protecting passengers, however, tourists in Las Vegas are unable to take advantage of this service.
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Historical Examples of unable
Still he reflected that he would be unable to get out, and in the morning he could go for the constable.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
That he was unable to do, even if it were true, which he doubted.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
"Then come and dine here," said Dick, unable to refuse a neighbour hospitality.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
All this had happened so quickly that Will was unable to hinder it.
The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The MortgageCharles G. D. Roberts
She lay looking about her, unable for the moment to remember where she was.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower