unable
/ʌnˈeɪbl̩/
adjectiveinterjection
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
NWL
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ENABLE
Adjective 1 meaning
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
“Are you unable to mind your own business or something?”
Interjection 1 meaning
Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.
“"November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand."”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
helpless
Opposite
UNABLE at a glance
UNABLE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (U 1 + N 1 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,414 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with unable
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
One letter away
- ENABLE8
- USABLE8
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