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Definitions

incompetent

[in-kom-pi-tuhnt] / ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tənt /
ADJECTIVE
unskillful, unable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amateurish helpless inadequate incapable ineffectual inefficient inept inexperienced unqualified unskilled useless
STRONG
amateur raw
WEAK
awkward bungling bush-league clumsy disqualified floundering ineligible inexpert insufficient maladroit not cut out for not equal to not have it out to lunch unadapted unequipped unfit unfitted unhandy uninitiated unproficient untrained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able capable competent expert qualified skilled strong useful
WEAK
adept dexterous effective efficient experienced proficient skillful

Example Sentences

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However, prosecutors say their medical experts found his condition has improved and that the calls reveal he is "incredibly focused" on being found incompetent.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The upside is that you keep your enemies on their toes, while the downside is that you risk looking unsure and incompetent at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Most patients today have been deemed too incompetent to stand trial, Barnes said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It would be one thing if Noem were uniquely incompetent.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

And yet my parents thought I was mentally incompetent for buying clothes at Goodwill.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.