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All ability antonyms

a·bil·i·ty
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noun ability

  • disability — lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
  • lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
  • limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
  • clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
  • inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
  • inanity — lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
  • impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
  • ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • incapability — not capable.
  • paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
  • stupidity — the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
  • ineptitude — quality or condition of being inept.
  • want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
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