Synonyms for impossibility
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Noun
1. Incapability — the state of being unable to do something
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being unable to do something.
Forms
- Plural
- impossibilities → incapabilities, inabilities, helplessnesses…
Example sentences
- inability I am impatient with his inability to make decisions.
- helplessness His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impossibility | steady | |
| inability | steady | |
| helplessness | rising | |
| incapability | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- inability5
- 12 letters
- helplessness3, incapability
- 14 letters
- impossibleness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inability5 = 5 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impossibilité
- Italiano
- impossibilità