Inability and Trick

Opposite meaning words

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

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Trick is an antonym for inability.

Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Inability is an antonym for trick in expertise topic.

Nearby Words: tricky, trickery, trickle, tricked, trickster

good	good inability	good trick
similar	similar inability	similar trick
obvious	obvious inability	obvious trick
real	real inability	real trick
Other adjectives: infamous, new, psychological, possible, above.

Heather than uses Lily's inability to keep a secret to trick Ted into thinking she and Barney had sex.

Source: Series / How I Met Your Mother
He is so frustrated by his inability to figure out the trick that he takes a fire axe and goes Axe Crazy on the locking mechanism.

Source: Safecracking
Ghyslaine admits that this, along with her inability to do basic arithmetic, made life as a solo adventurer hard because it was so easy for merchants to trick her.

Source: Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training

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