Inability and Knack

Inability

Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Usage example: the apparent inability of young children to sit still

Knack is an antonym for inability.

Knack

Knack noun - A special and usually inborn ability.
Usage example: a jazz musician with an incredible knack for improvisation

Inability is an antonym for knack in ability topic.

Nearby Words: knacker, knackery

How words are described

human human inability human knack
good good inability good knack
natural natural inability natural knack
short short inability short knack
Other adjectives: complete, obvious, real, constant, extreme, unfortunate, outrageous, horrible, supernatural, new, major, odd, weird, strange, several.
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