incapable

Meaning

Adj

1. Not capable (of doing something); unable.
2. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.

Noun

One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.

Synonyms

incompetent

unable

inefficient

unfit

weak

disabled

ineffective

impotent

unequal to

incapacitated

powerless

unskilled

useless

unapt

inadequate

unreceptive

unskilful

unskillful

unsuitable

unsuited

unworthy

worthless

wrong

not able

incapcious

unskillful

unskilful

exhausted

fail

helpless

inappropriate

inapt

inept

inopportune

miss

notable

preoccupied

shiftless

stupid

tired

😫

unqualified

Translations

incapaz

incapable

incapaz

incapaç

incapace

inadatto

unfähig

ανίκανος

incompetente

inetto

onbekwaam

inhabile

عاجز

inapte

negado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incapable, in- + capable.