as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
an incompetent carpenter had built the deck, and the railings were loose already
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Recent Examples of incompetent
Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
But will the Trump administration continue the Biden initiative?
5. Unqualified, incompetent, or otherwise inappropriate leadership picks.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Even though the Seahawks claimed the victory in this incompetent effort, the silver lining was that their playoff hopes remain alive as of Week 17.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The show’s tedious opening hours depict him as a recluse who has hired a collection of incompetent men to find the games’ slap-happy recruiter (Gong Yoo).
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
While Mia only really has the largely incompetent Jacqueline as an ally in this, Karen has slowly willed Gizelle into her corner.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
But will the Trump administration continue the Biden initiative?
5. Unqualified, incompetent, or otherwise inappropriate leadership picks.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Even though the Seahawks claimed the victory in this incompetent effort, the silver lining was that their playoff hopes remain alive as of Week 17.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The show’s tedious opening hours depict him as a recluse who has hired a collection of incompetent men to find the games’ slap-happy recruiter (Gong Yoo).
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompetent
Adjective
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Jean-Marie Le Pen was deemed unfit to testify. ___ Ganley, who retired from The Associated Press, contributed to this report.—
Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet,
TIME,
7 Jan. 2025
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It's said in the books that the iron throne was built to cut anyone unfit to rule, which sums up Viserys (although, to be fair, it's easily done; the throne is made of swords).—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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One man allegedly unloaded his pistol into Mary, only to find that the bullets were incapable of penetrating her thick hide.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the 1980s, Washington was seized by the worry that American industry was incapable of competing with Japan’s economic juggernaut.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Rage at being forced to negotiate with the butchers responsible for the October 7 massacre.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Like: special cuts from the butcher, a deviation at the deli, a steamed filet from the fishmonger.—
Miami Herald File,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Incompetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompetent. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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