Inability
Inability noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Prohibition and inability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibition" instead a noun "Inability".
Prohibition
Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.
Inability and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inability" instead a noun "Prohibition".
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- Though self-deprecatory, this comment was a specific dig at the Democrats' inability at their 1928 Presidential nominating convention to decide whether to oppose or to support the repeal of Prohibition.
Source: Self Deprecation / Real Life
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Prohibition and Inability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inability/prohibition
Inability & Prohibition. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inability/prohibition>.
Prohibition or Inability. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inability/prohibition.
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