'Unable' definitions:
Definition of 'unable'
From: WordNet
adjective
(usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [ant: able]
adjective
(usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow"
adjective
Lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: ineffective, ineffectual, unable]
Definition of 'Unable'
From: GCIDE
- Unable \Un*a"ble\, a. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent; weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue. [1913 Webster]
- Sapless age and weak unable limbs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ill-qualified,
- impotent,
- inadequate,
- incapable,
- incapable of,
- incompetent,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficient,
- inept,
- inferior,
- maladjusted,
- not equal to,
- not up to,
- powerless,
- unable to,
- unadapted,
- unadjusted,
- unendowed,
- unequipped,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- ungifted,
- unqualified,
- untalented