unableadjective
uk/ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/us/ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/be unable to do sth
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- We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.
- She's been unable to play since January because of a torn calf muscle.
- It's a tragedy that so many young people are unable to find jobs.
- We regret that at the present time we are unable to supply the goods you ordered.
- Experts seem unable to agree whether the drug is safe or not.
B1 to not be able to do something:
We were unable to contact him at the time.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- all thumbs idiom
- amateurish
- at your worst idiom
- awkward
- boil
- fumble
- gauche
- geek
- ham-fisted
- have nothing on sb or sth idiom
- incapacitate
- maladroit
- nerd
- no great shakes idiom
- not have a prayer idiom
- obey
- organize
- prone
- rubbish
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