Incapacity and Lack

Incapacity

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

Lack and incapacity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Incapacity".

Nearby Words: incapacitate, incapability

Lack

Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.

Incapacity and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incapacity" instead a noun "Lack".

Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

How words are described

genuine genuine incapacity genuine lack
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Lack and Incapacity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incapacity/lack
Incapacity & Lack. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incapacity/lack>.
Lack or Incapacity. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/incapacity/lack.
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