Definitions

inapt

[in-apt] / ɪnˈæpt /

ADJECTIVE

incompetent; not suitable

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

apt competent happy suitable suited

Example Sentences

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Inapt names for diseases can have real-world implications.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

And in my newly invented category of Most Inapt Title, I put forward “Funny Girl.”

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

Inapt, in-apt′, adj. not apt: unfit, or unqualified.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various