I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.
Source: tatoeba (16440)
Unable
/ʌnˈeɪbl̩/
Synonyms for "unable" (39 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(1 words)
being unable to work
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (12)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (19)
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesaccess denialcredential failureill equippedinexperiencedpolicy restrictionsystem errorunprepareduntrained
Collocations
6 entriesunable to accessunable to attendunable to completeunable to explainunable to submitunable to verify
Inflections
2 entriesmore unablemost unable
Derivations
1 entriesAntonyms
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
We were unable to follow his logic.
Source: tatoeba (22729)
We were unable to make contact with them until it was too late.
Source: tatoeba (23498)
Unable to pay the rent, I asked him for assistance.
Source: tatoeba (24048)
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