Adeptness and Inability

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Adeptness noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.

Usage example: his adeptness at thinking on his feet makes him a formidable debater

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Inability is an antonym for adeptness in ability topic.

Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.

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Adeptness is an antonym for inability.

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Inability and Adeptness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adeptness/inability

Adeptness & Inability. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adeptness/inability>.

Inability or Adeptness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adeptness/inability.

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