Thesaurus / inapt
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synonyms for inapt
- awkward
- banal
- clumsy
- dull
- flat
- gauche
- ill-adapted
- ill-fitted
- ill-suited
- improper
- inadept
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- incongruous
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- infelicitous
- insipid
- jejune
- maladroit
- malapropos
- slow
- stupid
- unable
- undexterous
- unfacile
- unfit
- unhandy
- unmeet
- unproficient
- unskilled
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
See also synonyms for: inaptness
On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to inapt, such as: awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, and gauche.
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Nor did we find this description at all inapt as we drove over its excellent roads during the fine July weather.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYHe is known by an offensive and inapt title—the green-tailed towhee.
BIRDS OF THE ROCKIESLEANDER SYLVESTER KEYSERThis unique naval structure was promptly nicknamed "a cheese-box on a raft," and the designation was not at all inapt.
A SHORT LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNJOHN G. NICOLAYHurrying to the spot I met with a little adventure which it may not be inapt to relate.
BIRDS AND MANW. H. HUDSONBut this latter comparison, as I have shown, was curiously inapt if intended to cover the whole direction of the enterprise.
THE BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGEALFRED F. B. CARPENTERThe tender poetry in sky or sea gave these relentless merchantmen (if the term be not inapt) a most glaring oddity.
AN AMBITIOUS WOMANEDGAR FAWCETTI do not think a Christian should desire punishment to fall upon his enemy, though such explanation of the sentence is not inapt.
EPISTLE SERMONS, VOL. IIMARTIN LUTHERUnapt, un-apt′, adj. not suitable or qualified for: dull, inapt.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 4 OF 4: S-Z AND SUPPLEMENTS)VARIOUS"Quaker-looking" was not an inapt phrase for the person whom the maid ushered into the room through this door.
THE MARKET-PLACEHAROLD FREDERICIts Indian name, signifying 'the chosen place,' was not inapt for our meeting ground.
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO INAPT
- abnormal
- at odds
- awkward
- bad form
- discordant
- discrepant
- erroneous
- false
- ill-advised
- ill-timed
- imprudent
- inaccurate
- inadmissible
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incongruous
- incorrect
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- irregular
- ludicrous
- malapropos
- odd
- off-base
- out of place
- out-of-season
- preposterous
- unapt
- unbefitting
- uncalled-for
- uncomely
- undue
- unfit
- unfitting
- unseasonable
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- unwarranted
- wrong
- bare
- barren
- bush-league
- deficient
- depleted
- dry
- failing
- faulty
- feeble
- found wanting
- glitch
- imperfect
- impotent
- inappreciable
- inapt
- incapable
- incommensurate
- incompetent
- incomplete
- inconsiderable
- insubstantial
- junk
- lacking
- lame
- lemon
- lousy
- low
- meager
- minus
- miserly
- not enough
- parsimonious
- poor
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- skimpy
- small
- spare
- sparse
- sterile
- stinted
- stunted
- thin
- too little
- unequal
- unproductive
- unqualified
- weak
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.