Another Word For CANNOT

unable

Adjective : Not able; lacking a certain ability.

must

Verb : To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

Verb : To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.

Verb : Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.

cant

Noun : (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

Noun : A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.

could

Verb : conditional of can

Verb : Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).

Verb : Used to politely ask for permission to do something.

should

Verb : (auxiliary) Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

Verb : Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').

Verb : Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.

will

Noun : One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

Noun : The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.

Noun : One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

never

Verb : At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

Verb : Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

Verb : (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

couldn

wont

Adjective : Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

refuse

Noun : Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

Noun : (obsolete) refusal

able

Adjective : Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.

Adjective : Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.

Adjective : Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.

want

Verb : (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

Verb : (by extension) To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.

Verb : (transitive, in particular) To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

hardly

Verb : (degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

Verb : Certainly not; not at all.

Verb : (now rare) With difficulty.

couldnt

seldom

Verb : Infrequently, rarely.

rarely

Verb : Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

Verb : Unusually well; excellently.

Verb : To a rare degree; very.

doesn

would

Verb : Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

Verb : Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.

Verb : Used to, did repeatedly, habitually; indicates an action that happened several times in the past (cannot describe continuous states, as in I used to live in London)

need

Noun : (countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.

Noun : Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

fail

Verb : (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.

Verb : (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

Verb : (transitive) To neglect.

have

Verb : (transitive) To possess, own.

Verb : (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

Verb : (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.

dont

Noun : In the card game contract bridge, DONT is a conventional overcall used to interfere with an opponent's one notrump opening bid.

impossible

Adjective : Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

Adjective : (colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

Adjective : (mathematics, dated) imaginary

might

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

Noun : (uncountable) Physical strength or force.

Noun : (uncountable) The ability to do something.

annot

Noun : a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

Noun : Annot (December 27, 1894 – October 20, 1981), also known after her marriage as Annot Jacobi, was a German painter, art teacher, art writer and pacifist.

Noun : a commune in southeastern France.

ought

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation.

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence.

Verb : (auxiliary) Indicating desirability.

coud

Verb : Obsolete spelling of could. [conditional of can]

didn

simply

Verb : (manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

Verb : (manner) Plainly; without art or subtlety

Verb : (manner) Foolishly; stupidly.

allowed

Adjective : Permitted, authorized.

Adjective : (now rare) Allotted.

Adjective : (now rare) Acknowledged; admitted to be true.

seem

Verb : (copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

Verb : (obsolete) To befit; to beseem.

dare

Verb : (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

Verb : (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).

Verb : (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

afford

Verb : To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

Verb : (obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.

Verb : (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.

easily

Verb : Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

Verb : Without difficulty.

Verb : (colloquial, not comparable) Absolutely, without question.

still

Verb : Without motion.

Verb : (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.

Verb : (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.

necessarily

Verb : Inevitably; of necessity.

refuses

Verb : (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

Verb : (intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

Verb : (ditransitive) To withhold (something) from (someone); to not give it to them or to bar them from having it.

barely

Verb : (not comparable, degree) By a small margin.

Verb : (not comparable, degree) Almost not at all.

Verb : (Chicano, not comparable) Recently, just now.

only

Verb : Without others or anything further; exclusively.

Verb : No more than; just.

Verb : As recently as.

obliged

Adjective : Under an obligation to do something.

Adjective : Grateful or indebted because of a favor done.

refused

Noun : (also known as the Refused) a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991.

Noun : Refused, also known as Santa Dog '99, is an album released on CD by the Residents in 1999 to celebrate the end of the millennium.

continue

Verb : (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

Verb : (transitive) To make last; to prolong.

Verb : (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.

readily

Verb : Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

Verb : Without impediment, easily.

actually

Verb : (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

Verb : (obsolete) Actively.

Verb : (obsolete) Currently; at the time.

truly

Verb : (manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

Verb : (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

Verb : (degree) Very.

intend

Verb : (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

Verb : To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.

Verb : (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.

normally

Verb : Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

Verb : In the expected or customary manner.

Verb : To a usual or customary extent or degree.

seldomly

Verb : (rare, sometimes proscribed) Seldom; rarely.

unwilling

Adjective : Not willing; reluctant

therefore

Verb : (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

Verb : (conjunctive, archaic) for that; for it (in reference to a previous statement)

always

Verb : At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

Verb : Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

Verb : (informal) In any event.

unwill

Noun : Lack or absence of will; willlessness; undesire.

trying

Adjective : Difficult to endure; arduous.

Adjective : Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

Noun : (philosophy) The act by which one tries something; an attempt.

attempting

Verb : To try.

Verb : (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.

Verb : (archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.

even

Verb : (archaic) Exactly, just, fully.

Verb : In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.

Verb : Emphasizing a comparative.

fails

Verb : (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.

Verb : (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

Verb : (transitive) To neglect.

really

Verb : (literal) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.

Verb : (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.

Verb : (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

abandon

Verb : (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

Verb : (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

Verb : (transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.

allow

Verb : (ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.

Verb : (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

Verb : To not bar or obstruct.

forbid

Verb : (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

Verb : (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.

Verb : (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.

does

Noun : the second album by indie rock band The Slip.

surely

Verb : Without fail.

Verb : Certainly, undoubtedly.

Verb : With confidence.

difficult

Adjective : Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

Adjective : (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

Adjective : (obsolete) Unable or unwilling.

scarcely

Verb : (modal) Probably not.

Verb : (modal) Certainly not, hardly at all.

Verb : (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

adequately

Verb : In an adequate manner.

Verb : Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.

Verb : Barely satisfactory or sufficient.

shall

Verb : Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

Verb : Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

Verb : Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

just

Verb : Only, simply, merely.

Verb : Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.

Verb : (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.

presume

Verb : (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].

Verb : (transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

Verb : (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

suppose

Verb : (transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

Verb : (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.

Verb : (transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

likely

Adjective : Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.

Adjective : (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.

Adjective : Appropriate, suitable; believable; promising, having a good potential.

possibly

Verb : (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker.

Verb : (modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.

definitively

Verb : In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

fully

Verb : In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.

Verb : Used as an intensifier for a quantity.

Verb : (Followed by as) Exactly, equally.

legitimately

Verb : In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.

inable

Adjective : (obsolete, now nonstandard) Unable, not able.

certainly

Verb : In a way which is certain; with certainty.

Verb : Without doubt, surely.

Verb : An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.

hould

Verb : Obsolete spelling of hold. [(transitive) To grasp or grip.]

attempt

Noun : The action of trying at something.

Noun : An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.

expect

Verb : (ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen

Verb : To consider obligatory or required.

Verb : To consider reasonably due.

hard

Adjective : (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.

Adjective : Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.

Adjective : (of drink or drugs) Strong.

dared

Verb : (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

Verb : (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).

Verb : (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

ordinarily

Verb : (obsolete) In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.

Verb : Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

Verb : In the usual manner; unexceptionally.

can't

Verb : Cannot (negative auxiliary); is unable to; does not have the ability to.

Verb : Is forbidden to; is not permitted to.

Verb : Often followed by be: is logically impossible.

cann't

Verb : Nonstandard spelling of can't. [Cannot (negative auxiliary); is unable to; does not have the ability to.]

can't seem

Verb : Seem to be unable.

Verb : Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see can't, seem.

doesn't

Verb : Does not (negative auxiliary)

Verb : (archaic or regional) Dost not

don't

Noun : Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.

must not

Verb : Used to indicate that something is forbidden.

shouldn't

Verb : Should not (negative auxiliary)

Noun : (informal) Something that should not be done.

need not

Verb : (chiefly UK, auxiliary, indicating absence of necessity) do not have to, do not need to.

Verb : (auxiliary, indicating inadvisability) Ought not to.

mayn't

Verb : (colloquial, now rare, dated) may not (negative auxiliary)

mustn't

Verb : must not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate that something is forbidden or, in a tag question, that something is not necessary.

won't

Verb : will not (negative auxiliary); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.

nould

Verb : (obsolete) Would not.

nill

Noun : Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.

Noun : Scales of hot iron from the forge.

Noun : (obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.

forget it

Verb : Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible.

Verb : It doesn't matter.

Verb : A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.

dothn't

Verb : doth not

durstn't

Verb : (archaic, literary) Contraction of durst not.

aren't

Verb : are not (negative auxiliary)

Verb : (colloquial) A contraction of “am not”, used e.g. in the construction "aren’t I?"

wouldn't

Verb : would not (negative auxiliary)

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