incapable
Other forms: incapably
When — even when you want to go to your friends' party — you're incapable of telling your mother you are going to miss her birthday dinner, it means you just can't do it, and that you're a good person. Incapable means "unable."
If incapable means "unable," does capable mean "able"? Yes, but capable also can mean good at getting things done in general, while incapable less often has such a general meaning. You would say, "I'm incapable of making a decent loaf of bread." You'd be less likely to say, "I'm incapable in the kitchen."
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(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability“incapable of carrying a tune”“he is incapable of understanding the matter”“incapable of doing the work”
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unable
(usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability
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incompetent
not qualified or suited for a purpose
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capable
(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability
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able
having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
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confident, sure-footed, surefooted
not liable to error in judgment or action
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resourceful
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
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competent
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
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unable
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not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')“incapable of solution”
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insusceptible, unsusceptible
not susceptible to
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insusceptible, unsusceptible
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(followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for“simply incapable of lying”
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capable
(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for
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capable
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not meeting requirements
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incompetent, unequal to
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inadequate, unequal
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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inadequate, unequal
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
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Vocabulary lists containing incapable
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