INCAPABLENESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incapableness

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as in disability

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Noun

The spokesperson stressed that the agency will still require Head Start programs to provide support for mental and physical health, family and disability services and school readiness preparation, as is mandated by federal law.

— Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Benefits are also rising because more people are claiming disability and incapacity benefits.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

But play-in seems the ceiling in light of Davis’ inability to stay healthy, Young’s regression in recent years and this team’s unwillingness to play much defense last season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
The skills gap often shows up first as an inability to redesign the work itself.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of inability

Noun

The voluntary intoxication loophole means a person may be too impaired to make a meaningful choice and still fall outside the law’s protections for incapacity.

— Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Benefits are also rising because more people are claiming disability and incapacity benefits.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of incapacity

Noun

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities has been revealed as a nest of incompetence in its powerful central office.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
At the start of the 1986-87 season, a combination of previous boardroom incompetence and broader economics saw Middlesbrough not just in the Third Division, but with their ground, Ayresome Park, padlocked.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of incompetence

Noun

Court records show DeFoor has a history of criminal cases involving findings of mental incompetency.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Those forms are not pertinent to the finding of incompetency and are therefore subject to the open records law, Ziegler and Bradley wrote.

— Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of incompetency

Noun

This could reflect in features such as automation incapabilities, incompetent workflow designs, overreliance on legacy infrastructure and lack of alignment in financial transformation.

— Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Trump’s command of Congress owes to the incapability of many politicians to see beyond the next election.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026

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