Devoid
Devoid adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.
Incapable
Incapable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Devoid and incapable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devoid" instead an adjective "Incapable".
Nearby Word: incapability
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Eunuchs were not really devoid of desire; they were simply incapable of breeding.
Source: Literature / Yashim Series - Alas, Poor Villain: Just before Zecora saves her flank, we see Corona devoid of her upper ground...and that she is honestly and truly insane, utterly incapable of trusting other ponies except as subordinates, and honestly thinking she's the last line of defense against everything.
- The Sheeda from the Seven Soldiers Of Victory maxi-series, hailing from an extremely distant future that's utterly devoid of resources, are incapable of creating anything themselves, and thus survive by travelling back in time and "harrowing" past civilizations.
Source: Creative Sterility
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