Definition for Inability:

• lacking the power to perform

Synonyms for Inability:

• n.

  •
  • heavy-handedness,
  • Incapacitation,
  • failure,
  • shakiness,
  • inutility,
  • insufficiency,
  • impracticality,
  • inefficacy,
  • shortcoming,
  • frailty.
  •attribute (noun)
  • inability,
  • unfitness.
  •awkwardness (noun)
  • un skillfulness,
  • un coordinations,
  • boorishnesses,
  • amateurishnesses,
  • gracelessnesses,
  • unskillfulnesses,
  • un-skillfulnesses,
  • ungainlinesses,
  • un-coordination,
  • cloddishnesses,
  • un gainlinesses,
  • un gainliness,
  • un skillfulnesses,
  • in expertness,
  • ineptnesses,
  • in expertnesses,
  • un-skillfulness,
  • tactlessnesses,
  • in-expertnesses,
  • maladroitnesses,
  • uncoordinations,
  • in-expertness,
  • un-coordinations,
  • un coordination,
  • crudenesses,
  • un-gainliness,
  • oafishnesses,
  • un-gainlinesses,
  • gawkinesses.
  •dependence/dependency (noun)
  • sub-ordination,
  • subserviences,
  • de pendencies,
  • sub-ordinations,
  • sub ordinations,
  • sub ordination,
  • de-pendencies,
  • de-pendency,
  • subjections,
  • de pendency.
  •disability (noun)
  • in-validities,
  • dis-qualifications,
  • in-competency,
  • in-competencies,
  • in jury,
  • un fitness,
  • in experiences,
  • dis-qualification,
  • in-experience,
  • un-fitness,
  • in-experiences,
  • in experience,
  • in competency,
  • in-validity,
  • dis qualification,
  • un fitnesses,
  • in-jury,
  • in validities,
  • in validity,
  • un-fitnesses,
  • in competencies,
  • dis qualifications,
  • in juries.
  •disabling lack of talent, skill (noun)
  • weakness,
  • powerlessness,
  • impotence,
  • lack,
  • ineffectualness,
  • ineffectiveness,
  • inaptitude,
  • incapability,
  • necessity,
  • inadequacy.
  •feebleness (noun)
  • Sickliness,
  • Etiolation,
  • Infirmness,
  • unhealthiness,
  • effeteness,
  • lameness.
  •unskillfulness (noun)
  • crudity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inexperience.
  •
  • virtue.
  •disability
  • disqualification.
  •uselessness
  • worthlessness.

Paraphrases for Inability:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    incapacity.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    incapacity.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ability.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    incapability, inefficiency.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    invalids, disability, Disabilities.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Lacunae, media, inadequacy, Incapacitation, infirmity, lack, unfitness, capacity, unwillingness, weakness, capability, ineffectiveness, disability, refusal, impossible, absence, difficulty, disqualification, shortfall, failing, shortage, shortcoming, deficiency.
  • Verb, past tense
    failed, Did.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    fails.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    impossibility.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    incompetence, unsuitability, ineptitude, powerlessness, helplessness, unavailability, impossibility.

Antonyms for Inability:

• n.

  • attribute
    ability.
  • disabling lack of talent, skill
    sufficiency, skill, strong point, talent, competence, success, capacity.
  • Other antonyms:
    flair, competency, effectualness, bent, aptitude, adequacy, effectiveness, efficaciousness, suitability, suitableness, efficiency, knack, gift, potency, puissance, sinew, fitness, genius, strength, endowment.

Inability Sentence Examples:

• Marjorie was never chosen until toward the last, for though everybody loved her, yet her inability to spell was known by all, and she was not a desirable assistant in a match.

• And part of this inability arose from their curious fear of the past.

Hypernym for Inability:

• n.

  • attribute
    insensitivity, incompetency, insufficiency, insensitiveness, incapableness, incapability, incompetence, unadaptability.
  • cognition
    analphabetism, unskillfulness, block, stupidity, mental block, incomprehension, inaptitude, incapacity, uncreativeness, illiteracy.

Hyponym for Inability:

• n.

  • attribute
    quality.
  • cognition
    cognition, noesis, knowledge.