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ineptbungling; stupid; inane; foolish; unskillful: His inept handling of the ball cost them the game.
Not to be confused with:inapt – unsuited; incapable; clumsy; inappropriate: His inapt response did not address the issue.in·ept I0120300 (ĭn-ĕpt′)adj.1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy: an inept actor; an inept performance.2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish: an inept remark.
[Latin ineptus : in-, not; see in-1 + aptus, suitable; see apt.]
in·ept′ly adv.in·ept′ness n.inept (ɪnˈɛpt) adj1. awkward, clumsy, or incompetent2. not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place[C17: from Latin ineptus, from in-1 + aptus fitting, suitable] inˈeptiˌtude n inˈeptly adv inˈeptness nin•ept (ɪnˈɛpt, ɪˈnɛpt)
adj. 1. lacking skill or aptitude, esp. for a particular task; maladroit. 2. generally awkward or incompetent. 3. inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place. 4. absurd or foolish: an inept remark. [1595–1605; < Latin ineptus] in•ept′ly, adv. in•ept′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inept - not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"ill-chosen, inapt, clumsy, cumbersome, awkwardinfelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" | | 2. | inept - generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"fecklessincompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" | | 3. | inept - revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"tactlessmaladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" |
ineptadjective1. incompetent, bungling, clumsy, cowboy (informal), awkward, bumbling, gauche, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, maladroit, unskilful, unhandy, unworkmanlike He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.
incompetent able, qualified, efficient, competent, talented, skilful, adroit, dexterous2. unsuitable, inappropriate, out of place, ridiculous, absurd, meaningless, pointless, unfit, improper, inapt, infelicitous, malapropos The Government's inept response turned this into a crisis.
unsuitable appropriate, suitable, sensible, apt, effectual, germaneineptadjective1. Not suited to circumstances:improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.Idiom: out of place.2. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression:awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, infelicitous, unfortunate, unhappy.3. Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results:inapt, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful, unworkmanlike.4. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform:awkward, bumbling, clumsy, gauche, heavy-handed, maladroit, unskillful.5. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful.Slang: klutzy.Idiom: all thumbs.TranslationsnuloinepteinettoincapacetalentløståpeligudugeliguskikketinaptoincapazincompetentebeceriksizyeteneksizEncyclopediaSeeIneptitudeINEPT
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inept
Synonyms for ineptadj incompetentSynonyms- incompetent
- bungling
- clumsy
- cowboy
- awkward
- bumbling
- gauche
- cack-handed
- inexpert
- maladroit
- unskilful
- unhandy
- unworkmanlike
Antonyms- able
- qualified
- efficient
- competent
- talented
- skilful
- adroit
- dexterous
adj unsuitableSynonyms- unsuitable
- inappropriate
- out of place
- ridiculous
- absurd
- meaningless
- pointless
- unfit
- improper
- inapt
- infelicitous
- malapropos
Antonyms- appropriate
- suitable
- sensible
- apt
- effectual
- germane
Synonyms for ineptadj not suited to circumstancesSynonyms- improper
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incongruous
- malapropos
- unapt
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- unfit
- unseemly
- unsuitable
adj characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expressionSynonyms- awkward
- ill-chosen
- inappropriate
- infelicitous
- unfortunate
- unhappy
adj lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired resultsSynonyms- inapt
- incapable
- incompetent
- inefficient
- inexpert
- unskilled
- unskillful
- unworkmanlike
adj clumsily lacking in the ability to do or performSynonyms- awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- gauche
- heavy-handed
- maladroit
- unskillful
adj lacking dexterity and grace in physical movementSynonyms- awkward
- clumsy
- gawky
- graceless
- lumpish
- maladroit
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- klutzy
Synonyms for ineptadj not elegant or graceful in expressionSynonyms- ill-chosen
- inapt
- clumsy
- cumbersome
- awkward
Related Wordsadj generally incompetent and ineffectualSynonymsRelated Wordsadj revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesseSynonymsRelated Words |