unable
Collocations
15(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, prove, seem | become | remain
find yourself, leave sb, make sb
The broken elevator made passengers unable to reach the top floor all morning.
deem sth
The government deemed the bridge unable to withstand another earthquake.
ADV
completely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly | increasingly | almost, nearly, virtually
apparently, seemingly
The old man was seemingly unable to remember where he had parked his car.
genuinely | generally
temporarily
After the shock of hearing the news, Marcus was temporarily unable to move from his chair.
still
constitutionally, physically
She was physically unable to climb the stairs after her injury.
PHRASES
unwilling or unable
She couldn't explain why she was unwilling or unable to attend the family dinner last night.