(be unable)
1unable to do something — formal phrase not able to do something In ordinary speech can’t do something is the more usual way of saying this Some of the children were unable to read or write. feel unable to do something: Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents… …
2Unable — Un*a ble, a. 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. [1913… …
3unable — I adjective defenseless, disabled, feckless, forceless, helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, inept, inoperative, insufficient, lame, notable, powerless, unfit, unqualified, useless, worthless II index… …
4unable to be annulled — index irrevocable, unavoidable (not voidable) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5unable to be bought — index inalienable, incorruptible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6unable to be corrected — index irremediable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7unable to be discredited — index unimpeachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8unable to be disposed of — index inalienable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9unable to be evaded — index compulsory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10unable to be expressed — index ineffable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
