💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Be unable to"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cannotverb | Can not (be unable to). |
| could not | — |
| cannoun | (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to. |
| failverb | (intransitive) To be unsuccessful. |
| impossiblenoun | Not possible; not able to be done or happen. |
| inabilitynoun | Lack of the ability to do something; incapability. |
| incapablenoun | Not capable (of doing something); unable. |
| notnoun | Negates the meaning of the modified verb. |
| powerless | Lacking sufficient power or strength. |
| blindnoun | (not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see. |
| blindsnoun | A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. |
| cantnoun | (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| couldverb | conditional of can |
| disabilitynoun | (uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled. |
| maynoun | (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. |
| mightnoun | (auxiliary) simple past of may |
| shallverb | Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. |
| unsighted | Not sighted; unseen. |
| disablednoun | Having a disability. |
| failed | unsuccessful |
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