unable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
unable to get to town without a car
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
lacking in power or forcefulness
an ineffectual ruler
Related & opposite
- ineffectiveness derivation
- impotent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | able |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | ability |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ineffectiveness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | impotent |