incapableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapableness
Noun
  • And in Kansas, 30% of children, 30% of adults with disabilities and 58% of nursing home residents rely on Medicaid.
    Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
  • Better yet, invite people with disabilities to provide input during the design phase of a building.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • Stevenson should be able to take advantage of Zepeda's inability to stave off jabs.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
  • The incapacity of the agency has also been laced with corruption.
    Elizabeth Glazer, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The resulting media circus of their incompetence distracts us from their behind-the-scenes actions that are fueling a growing health crisis impacting the very working-class communities that helped deliver Trump his second term.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Unlike paternalism — which presumes incompetence and justifies overriding someone’s autonomy — maternalism operates relationally, that is to say, it is rooted in relational awareness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • If Black and Middlebrooks plan to make that challenge, their lawyers must file petitions alleging incompetency between May 27-29 for Black and between July 7-9 for Middlebrooks.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Incapableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapableness. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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