UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: NOUN
- Something or somebody considered unlikely.
- One who lacks mental or physical capacity, either general or special.
- One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: ADJECTIVE
- Having a probability too low to inspire belief
- Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
- Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected
- Not promising; likely to fail.
- Not likely; improbable.
- Having a probability to low to inspire belief
- Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- Has little chance of being the case or coming about
- Lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.
- (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
- Not meeting requirements
- (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for
- Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')
- Not capable (of doing something); unable.
- As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country.
- Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense
- Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit
- Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil.
- Lacking in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable
- Not meeting the requirements necessary for proper legal functioning.
- Not meeting the physical and mental requirements imposed by law for the performance of a particular task.
- Not susceptible to action or treatment.
- Unable to perform adequately; incompetent.
- Lacking the necessary ability, capacity, or power.
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: ADVERB
- In an unlikely manner.
- In an improbable manner.
- N/A
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Such as cannot be reasonably expected; improbable: as, an unlikely event.
- Not holding out a prospect of success or of a desired result; likely to fail; unpromising.
- Not calculated to inspire liking or affection; not likable or lovable.
- In an unlikely manner; with no or little likelihood; improbably.
- Synonyms Incapable, Unable. Incapable properly denotes a want of passive power, the power of receiving, and is applicable particularly to the mind, or said of something inanimate: as, a body once dead is incapable of restoration to life. The word often applies to moral inability: as, he is quite incapable of doing a thing so base; or otherwise it approaches essentially the more active meanings of unable. Unable denotes the want of active power or power of performing, being applicable to the body or to the mind: we could not say that Achilles was unable to be wounded, but we could say that Achilles was incapable of a wound. In law capable and incapable refer more frequently to legal qualification, able and unable to physical facility or hindrance: as, a man may not be legally incapable of doing an act, yet from circumstances be practically unable to do it.
- Not capable legally; unqualified; disqualified by law; wanting legal warrant or capacity.
- Not capable of understanding or comprehending; wanting appreciation; unconscious.
- Not capable of receiving or admitting; not susceptible: as, his lot is incapable of amelioration.
- Lacking sufficient capacity or capaciousness; insufficient, unfit, or unqualified: in this and the succeeding uses commonly followed by of.
- Not capable.
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: RELATED WORDS
- Impossible, Reluctant, Plausible, Inconceivable, Doubtful, Likely, Outside, Remote, Last, Unbelievable, Supposed, Unconvincing, Farfetched, Implausible, Improbable
- Unfit, Incapacitated, Useless, Powerless, Ineffective, Inept, Impotent, Capable, Unequal to, Insusceptible, Unable, Unsusceptible, Unqualified, Inadequate, Incompetent
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Impossible, Reluctant, Plausible, Inconceivable, Doubtful, Likely, Outside, Remote, Last, Unbelievable, Supposed, Unconvincing, Farfetched, Implausible, Improbable
- Unfit, Incapacitated, Useless, Powerless, Ineffective, Inept, Impotent, Capable, Unequal to, Insusceptible, Unable, Unsusceptible, Unqualified, Inadequate, Incompetent
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Obviously, in my case it is EXTREMELY unlikely.
- John Mark might not be unlikely at all.
- Spain but I think this one is unlikely.
- Discountable effects are those extremely unlikely to occur.
- NBA comeback may seem unlikely at this point.
- Russia investigation even though his election seemed unlikely.
- It indicates the null hypothesis is very unlikely.
- Just as people who borrow murder mysteries are unlikely to be murderers, so those seeking information about terrorism are unlikely to be terrorists.
- When looking for solutions to problems they are unlikely to arbitrarily rule out any possibilities, even if they may seem unlikely to others.
- Responses can be: very likely, somewhat likely, neither likely or unlikely, somewhat unlikely and very unlikely.
- If our prisons are incapable of acting Mr.
- Incapable of knowing it is contrary to law.
- Heaven because we are incapable of doing so.
- DBD, which renders them incapable of DNA binding.
- Chapter until an accompanying person for the child or incapable person accompanies the child or incapable person.
- Or that you steal from other countries because they are incapable of governing themselves, or because their governors are incapable of stealing from them.
- He is absolutely incapable of lying, just as he is incapable of getting drunk.
- It appears that the poor student is not so much incapable of learning as he is incapable of learning fast enough to keep up.
- It also finally means being incapable of corruption; not subject to decay or dissolution; incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted.
- Four or more care recipients are incapable of selfpreservation, whether rendered incapable by staff or staff has accepted responsibility for care recipients already incapable.
UNLIKELY vs INCAPABLE: QUESTIONS
- Does Dexter get relationship advice from a unlikely source?
- Is Dolly Parton's Unlikely Angel a Christmas movie?
- Who made strange/odd/unlikely bedfellows in their campaign?
- Is Rachel Maddow the most unlikely cable television host?
- Can three unlikely friends save the world of emojis?
- Why are Ajay Devgn and Kajol called unlikely couple?
- When is interspecific competition unlikely to be sustainable?
- Is Melissa McCarthy Hollywood's unlikely leading lady?
- Which event is considered neither likely nor unlikely?
- Is Modi government unlikely to unleash land reforms?
- Do Chinese schools produce automatons incapable of critical thought?
- When is a bicycle incapable of providing further assistance?
- How has Heartbreak rendered her almost incapable of Love?
- What medical conditions make you incapable of self-care?
- Are Horrocks Engineers incapable of basic reading comprehension?
- Is utilitarianism structurally incapable of understanding human rights?
- Is Morrissey intellectually incapable of defending his actions?
- Are most people incapable of forming equanimity opinions?
- Are preschoolers incapable of interpreting violent cartoons?
- What actions are incapable of pecuniary estimation?