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incapable

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/

incapable means: If you cannot do something, you lack the ability or strength needed for it.

adjective

UNABLE TO DOB2

If you cannot do something, you lack the ability or strength needed for it.

  • He is incapable of cooking.
  • I felt incapable of making a decision.
  • Is this machine incapable of working faster?

How to use it: incapable of doing something (She was incapable of lifting the box.); incapable of something (The old computer is incapable of complex calculations.)

Similar words: unable

Opposites: capable

Common phrases: incapable of something, completely incapable, incapable of working

CANNOT BE AFFECTEDC2

Unable to feel something or be affected or changed by it.

  • The creature was incapable of pain.
  • They believed the material was incapable of stain.
  • He described the spirit as incapable of injury.

How to use it: incapable of something (The writer imagined a creature incapable of pain.)

Similar words: insusceptible

Opposites: susceptible

Common phrases: incapable of pain, incapable of injury, incapable of stain

Questions about incapable

What does incapable mean?

If you cannot do something, you lack the ability or strength needed for it.

What is incapable in other languages?

Türkçe: aciz · Español: incapaz · Français: incapable · Deutsch: unfähig · Italiano: incapace · 日本語: できない

How do you pronounce incapable?

It is pronounced /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/.

How do you use incapable in a sentence?

He is incapable of cooking. I felt incapable of making a decision.

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