Being unable to work

Synonyms for "being unable to work" (28 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

because ofdebilitate disability disable disableddue to

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

ill healthimmobilizeinability to workinaptitude incapable incapacitated incapacity ineptitude

Related words (14)

Noun(14 words)

ineptnessmedical incapacitymedical leavenot able to workon account ofowing toparalyze paralyzed powerlessnesssick leaveskill deficitunableunable to workwork incapacity

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

adjective condition deficit disability harm injure limitationparticipial phraseprepositional phrasestate

More specific

20 entries

cripple disableddue to illnessinability to addinability to concentrateinability to follow directionsinability to readincapacitatedmedical incapacitymedical leaveowing to injuryparalyze paralyzedpermanent impairmentpermanent incapacitypresent participial phrase

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Collocations

22 entries

become unable to workdisability benefitsinability to addinability to concentrateinability to follow directionsinability to readincapacitated workerincapacity benefitsincapacity due to injurylack of skillmedical incapacitymedical leaveout of workpermanently unable to workremain unable to worktemporarily unable to work

Showing 16 of 22 words.

Inflections

6 entries

inabilities incapacitated incapacitates incapacitatingmore unablemost unable

Derivations

11 entries

inabilities inabilityinability to workincapacitate incapacitated incapacitating incapacitation unabilityunable to workunemployable unemployment

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