INCAPABILITY Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word incapability. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INCAPABILITY
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helplessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • powerlessness revealed by an inability to act • the state of needing help from something • a feeling of being unable to manage | ||||||||
impotence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble • an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | ||||||||
inadequacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of an adequate quantity or number • a lack of competence • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||||
incompetence | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications • inability of a part or organ to function properly | ||||||||
ineffectiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lacking the power to be effective | ||||||||
inefficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency | ||||||||
ineptitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful | ||||||||
powerlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | ||||||||
incapableness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of potential for development • the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |