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| 1. | [ noun ] someone who is not competent to take effective action | |
| Synonyms: | incompetent_person | |
| Related terms: | unskilled_person slouch bungler | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not doing a good job | |
| Synonyms: | unskilled | |
| Examples: | "incompetent at chess" |
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| Related terms: | bad | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not qualified or suited for a purpose | |
| Examples: | "an incompetent secret service" "the filming was hopeless incompetent" |
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| Related terms: | competent incapable feckless ineffective unqualified unworkmanlike incapable unskilled unqualified inefficient | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] showing lack of skill or aptitude | |
| Synonyms: | fumbling clumsy bungling | |
| Examples: | "a bungling workman" "did a clumsy job" "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" |
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| Related terms: | unskilled | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] not meeting requirements | |
| Synonyms: | unequal_to incapable | |
| Examples: | "unequal to the demands put upon him" |
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| Related terms: | inadequate | |
| Similar spelling: |
incompetently incompetency incompetence incomplete incompleteness incompletely inconsistent incomputable incompatibly incompatible incommensurate innocently inconsistently incomparable incommutable incommode in_camera |
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