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What is another word for not able?

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Adjective
Lacking sufficient power or strength
powerless
weak
impotent
helpless
ineffective
ineffectual
incapable
hamstrung
feeble
impuissant
useless
inadequate
handcuffed
unfit
paralysedUK
paralyzedUS
unable
debilitated
vulnerable
incapacitated
passive
inert
defencelessUK
prostrate
defenselessUS
frail
strengthless
dependent
supine
unarmed
resistless
hog-tied
without power
high and dry
with no say
out of gas
over a barrel
can't win
worthless
incompetent
futile
inefficacious
unproductive
fruitless
unsuccessful
unavailing
unprofitable
vain
hopeless
profitless
abortive
bootless
inept
empty
barren
otiose
pointless
toothless
idle
forceless
pathetic
failed
nugatory
lame
inefficient
inferior
to no avail
no good
feckless
inutile
paltry
unfruitful
inexpedient
unfructuous
compromised
non-successful
disadvantaged
to no effect
lousy
inapt
disadvantageous
puny
purposeless
diminished
restrained
weakened
restricted
counterproductive
poor
inoperative
baulkedUK
bad
null
thwarted
unfitted
foiled
anticlimactic
void
indecisive
inexpert
frustrated
withered
lacking
in vain
balkedUS
unskilful
unproficient
unsatisfactory
unequal
limited
to no purpose
wanting
deficient
unqualified
without success
defective
not good enough
unpowerful
hapless
dud
bungled
emasculated
needy
rotten
bungling
paper tiger
weakly
shiftless
disabled
pinned
needful
reliant
unskillful
unskilled
with hands tied
up creek without paddle
basket-case
destitute
bereft
a dead loss
bum
inproficient
lacking ability
unsuitable
noneffective
clingy
petty
without resources
in difficulties
without assistance
without help
sterile
desperate
clinging
misfired
ill-suited
incompatible
broken
flimsy
junk
inconvenient
not proper
insufficient
incommodious
unadvantageous
inconsistent
improper
inadmissible
inappropriate
unsuited
trivial
hollow
unimportant
trifling
senseless
time-wasting
no-win
misleading
slight
unnotable
insignificant
frivolous
delusory
delusive
going nowhere
in vicious circle
not a prayer
on a treadmill
amateurish
substandard
imperfect
faulty
duff
not up to scratch
not much chop
not up to snuff
no great shakes
leaving much to be desired
not much cop
defeasible
innocuous
neutralizedUS
neutralisedUK
no-go
not effective
“If they are not able to pick up a victory to square the series, it will give England a huge boost with four matches left, not to mention a handy 2-0 lead.”
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