INCAPACITIES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

incapacity

noun

ˌin-kə-ˈpa-sə-tē

Definition of incapacity

as in inability

the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means her entrenched incapacity for decision-making doesn't make her a very good boss

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Recent Examples of incapacity My embodiment—paralysis—is conjured when trying to describe an inability, a lack, an incapacity. — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026 Under Missouri law, most mail ballots must be notarized before they can be counted, though voters casting absentee ballots for certain reasons, including incapacity, are exempt from that requirement. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 Immortality would also be lost on Stoyte, who rivals the carp in his mindless incapacity to notice anything interesting. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 There may be job loss, incapacity to work, changing work situations, corporate relocation, job reductions and many other factors impossible to predict. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for incapacity

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inability

Noun

Johnson’s mayoral tenure has been marked by an inability to work with Springfield, a skill deficiency displayed by his staunch allies at the teachers union and the aligned board members on the CBOE.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Indecisiveness and the inability to keep commitments are a widespread social problem, which has indeed led to the demise of private entertaining.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026