Blank and Unable

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Blank adjective - Not expressing any emotion.

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Unable and blank are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Blank".

Nearby Words: blanked, blankly, blanking

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Blank and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blank" instead an adjective "Unable".

Once this happens, the alien's victims' eyes go blank, and they seemingly become unable (or unwilling) to resist.

Source: Hypnotic Eyes
They're unable to hit you at point-blank range and yet they keep swarming in and getting killed.

Source: Video Game / Perfect Dark
In The Matrix, as the agents chase the heroes through the program, they fire repeatedly but are unable to inflict more than minor wounds except when shooting at point-blank range.

Source: Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy

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