Ability and Incompetency

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Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Usage example: as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Incompetency is an antonym for ability.
Nearby Word: able

Incompetency

Incompetency noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Usage example: the incompetency of the secretary was revealed only after she had left the company, and her successor discovered years of filing left undone
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Ability is an antonym for incompetency in inability topic.
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Incompetency and Ability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ability/incompetency
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