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in competent
adjective as in inadequate
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adjective as in inadmissible
adjective as in incapable
adjective as in incompetent
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adjective as in ineffective/ineffectual
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in inefficient
adjective as in ineligible
adjective as in inept
adjective as in insufficient
adjective as in lightweight
adjective as in awkward
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in shiftless
adjective as in unable
adjective as in unaccustomed
adjective as in unfit
Strongest matches
adjective as in unprofessional
adjective as in unskilled
adjective as in useless
Strongest matches
adjective as in weak
Strongest matches
adjective as in ineffective
Strongest matches
adjective as in inefficacious
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in inutile
Weak matches
- abortive
- bootless
- counterproductive
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- futile
- good-for-nothing
- hopeless
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inept
- inoperative
- meaningless
- no good
- nonfunctional
- of no use
- pointless
- profitless
- purposeless
- scrap
- stupid
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfunctional
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- unusable
- unusuable
- unworkable
- vain
- valueless
- waste
- weak
- worthless
adjective as in klutzy
Weak matches
- all thumbs
- amateurish
- artless
- blundering
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingers
- clumsy
- coarse
- floundering
- gawky
- graceless
- green
- having two left feet
- having two left hands
- incompetent
- inept
- inexpert
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- oafish
- rude
- stiff
- stumbling
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- unfit
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unskilled
- unskillful
adjective as in clumsy
Weak matches
- all thumbs
- blundering
- blunderous
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingered
- clownish
- crude
- elephantine
- gauche
- gawkish
- gawky
- graceless
- ham-handed
- heavy
- helpless
- hulking
- ill-shaped
- incompetent
- inelegant
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- lubberly
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- oafish
- splay
- stumbling
- unable
- unadept
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- undexterous
- uneasy
- unhandy
- unskillful
- untactful
- untalented
- untoward
- weedy
adjective as in unusable
Strongest matches
adjective as in unworkmanlike
adjective as in amateurish
Strongest matches
adjective as in feckless
adjective as in feeble
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aged
- chicken
- debilitated
- delicate
- doddering
- dopey
- effete
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- epicene
- etiolated
- exhausted
- failing
- faint
- flat
- gentle
- helpless
- impotent
- inadequate
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- languid
- low
- out of gas
- poor
- powerless
- sapless
- slight
- strengthless
- thin
- unconvincing
- vitiated
- weakly
- wimpy
- woozy
- zero
adjective as in impotent
Strongest matches
noun as in bungler
noun as in ne'er-do-well
noun as in failure
adjective as in inadequate
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in inadmissible
adjective as in incapable
adjective as in incompetent
Strongest matches
adjective as in ineffective/ineffectual
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in inefficient
adjective as in ineligible
adjective as in inept
adjective as in insufficient
adjective as in lightweight
adjective as in awkward
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in shiftless
adjective as in unable
adjective as in unaccustomed
adjective as in unfit
Strongest matches
adjective as in unprofessional
adjective as in unskilled
adjective as in useless
Strongest matches
adjective as in weak
Strongest matches
adjective as in ineffective
Strongest matches
adjective as in inefficacious
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in inutile
Weak matches
- abortive
- bootless
- counterproductive
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- futile
- good-for-nothing
- hopeless
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inept
- inoperative
- meaningless
- no good
- nonfunctional
- of no use
- pointless
- profitless
- purposeless
- scrap
- stupid
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfunctional
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- unusable
- unusuable
- unworkable
- vain
- valueless
- waste
- weak
- worthless
adjective as in klutzy
Weak matches
- all thumbs
- amateurish
- artless
- blundering
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingers
- clumsy
- coarse
- floundering
- gawky
- graceless
- green
- having two left feet
- having two left hands
- incompetent
- inept
- inexpert
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- oafish
- rude
- stiff
- stumbling
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- unfit
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unskilled
- unskillful
adjective as in clumsy
Weak matches
- all thumbs
- blundering
- blunderous
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingered
- clownish
- crude
- elephantine
- gauche
- gawkish
- gawky
- graceless
- ham-handed
- heavy
- helpless
- hulking
- ill-shaped
- incompetent
- inelegant
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- lubberly
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- oafish
- splay
- stumbling
- unable
- unadept
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- undexterous
- uneasy
- unhandy
- unskillful
- untactful
- untalented
- untoward
- weedy
adjective as in unusable
Strongest matches
adjective as in unworkmanlike
adjective as in amateurish
Strongest matches
adjective as in feckless
adjective as in feeble
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aged
- chicken
- debilitated
- delicate
- doddering
- dopey
- effete
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- epicene
- etiolated
- exhausted
- failing
- faint
- flat
- gentle
- helpless
- impotent
- inadequate
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- languid
- low
- out of gas
- poor
- powerless
- sapless
- slight
- strengthless
- thin
- unconvincing
- vitiated
- weakly
- wimpy
- woozy
- zero
adjective as in impotent
Strongest matches
noun as in bungler
noun as in ne'er-do-well
noun as in failure
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On this page you'll find 1286 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in-competent, such as: deficient, faulty, incompetent, incomplete, lacking, and meager.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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