On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Incapable. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as incompetent or capable and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Incapable meaning
- Not capable (of doing something); unable.
- Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
Synonyms of Incapable
Using Incapable
- The main meaning on this page is: Not capable (of doing something); unable. | Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
- Useful related words include: incompetent, capable, unable, unsusceptible.
- In the example corpus, incapable often appears in combinations such as: incapable of, is incapable, are incapable.
Context around Incapable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Incapable
- In this selection, "incapable" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, now, permanently, party, person and character stand out and add context to how "incapable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7 are incapable of forming and a party incapable of changing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "incapable" sits close to words such as afforded, auckland and bahrain, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with incapable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is Biden Incapable of Not Lying? (6 words)
However, land and oceans are incapable of absorbing 100% of CO₂ emissions. (12 words)
In some cases, Dataminr appeared incapable of differentiating between people with the same name. (14 words)
In achieving these goals everyone must stay close to the rebrandscript, and not allow a stray remark to be seized upon by the rightwing press or the Tories to portray Labour as a party incapable of “changing its DNA”, as Starmer has promised. (43 words)
Dr. John H. Van Evrie believed that human skin color was inevitable and irreversible, the product of a divine plan; he also believed that this meant that black people were permanently incapable of expressing emotion in the same way as white people. (42 words)
Block told CNN that if charges were filed, the boy’s lawyers could use the common law doctrine known as Essentially, it holds that children under 7 are incapable of forming criminal intent. (33 words)
Is Biden Incapable of Not Lying? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
She said these are an “overarching set of crimes” so “what if our legal system is incapable of comprehending these crimes?”, meaning Philippine courts are incapable of handling those.
This is what hate does to a mind – he is now incapable of seeing the truth, or incapable of admitting the truth.
Conversely, if God is incapable of being incapable, then the two inabilities cancel each other out, making God have the capability to do something.
If God is capable of being incapable, it means that He is incapable, because He has the potential to not be able to do something.
Additionally Justin Strnad appears to be incapable of playing snaps on defense and Alex Singleton and Jonas Griffith are free agents.
As we see Tinubu as the most incapable person to run the affairs of this nation, some see him as an answered prayer.
Because a lot of stigma and views of bipolar people is still that we are incapable of thriving in life and that we are two-faced people,” they noted.
Block told CNN that if charges were filed, the boy’s lawyers could use the common law doctrine known as Essentially, it holds that children under 7 are incapable of forming criminal intent.
Britta's journey from a principled and strong-willed character to a more indecisive and incapable character made her less likable as the series went on.
Call women and those who speak up about the dangers of nuclear technology as radiophobic, hysterical, and incapable of understanding science.
Dr. John H. Van Evrie believed that human skin color was inevitable and irreversible, the product of a divine plan; he also believed that this meant that black people were permanently incapable of expressing emotion in the same way as white people.
Even worse, either his hubris, injuries, or some combination of the two have made him incapable of coming to terms with that fact.
However, land and oceans are incapable of absorbing 100% of CO₂ emissions.
In achieving these goals everyone must stay close to the rebrandscript, and not allow a stray remark to be seized upon by the rightwing press or the Tories to portray Labour as a party incapable of “changing its DNA”, as Starmer has promised.
Incapable of mediating God’s merciful action, they fail to create a new future either for the wounded man or for themselves.
In some cases, Dataminr appeared incapable of differentiating between people with the same name.
Is Biden Incapable of Not Lying?
It is clear that the American administration is incapable of doing much as long as it is so biased to the Israeli side and so weak in its steps.
It is clear that the Board of Corrections is incapable of rational, reasonable, or fiscally responsible decision making under your leadership.
It’s not a war against another nation-state; most Islamic governments are pathetically incapable of fighting a real war.
Common combinations with incapable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- incapable of 187×
- is incapable 27×
- are incapable 26×
- was incapable 18×
- being incapable 9×
- and incapable 9×
- be incapable 8×
- or incapable 5×
- seems incapable 4×
- totally incapable 4×