inable

I1N1A1B3L1E1
/ɪˈneɪbəl/

adjective

Unable, not able.

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Meanings

inable1

adjectiveinable (not comparable)
  1. nonstandardnot comparableobsoleteUnable, not able.

inable2

verbinable (third-person singular simple present inables, present participle inabling, simple past and past participle inabled)

present singular third person inables · participle present inabling · participle past inabled · past inabled

  1. nonstandardobsoleteTo enable.

Origin

inable · adjective

From in- (“not”) + able.

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inable · verb

From in + able.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inable

tableablecablelabelenableunablestabledisableunstablefablesablebabelMabelgablevtablebistablechaebolrelabelastablechange tablechanging tablediaper tabledrink tablekettle cable
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Anagrams

BlaineLabineablineNieblabilaneElbianAlbeni
Cite this entry
APA

inable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inable

MLA

“inable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inable.

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