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Definition of unable:

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.

Synonyms:

unskillful, incapable, ineffective, futile, ineffectual, inadequate, unavailing, not able, otiose, uneffective, inoperative, impotent, inefficacious, incapacitated, powerless, inefficient, unfit, inept, incompetent, unfitted, impuissant, ability, incompetent, weak, inexpert, unskilled, helpless, inapt, unqualified, unqualified.

Usage examples:

Unable to speak, she placed the letter in her daughter's hands.

- "Won from the Waves", W.H.G. Kingston.
Precious moments passed, and still he was unable to take his eyes from the window.

- "The Gray Phantom's Return", Herman Landon.
Whether it was felt is a matter on which I am unable to pass an opinion.

- "Theological Essays", Charles Bradlaugh.