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ineptadjective lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a joba well-meaning but inept secretary who can't seem to keep the boss's appointments straight inapt, incapable, incompetent, inexpert, unable, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful ineffective, ineffectual, inefficientamateurish, callow, dilettantish, green, inexperienced, raw, unprofessionalunequipped, unprepared, untraineduseless, worthlessdisqualified, ineligiblewanting able, capable, competent, expert, fit, qualified, skilled, skillful, ultracompetent prepared, ready, trainedoverqualifiedaccomplished, ace, adept, consummate, crack, experienced, practiced(also practised), seasoned, veteran, virtuosoall-around(also all-round), protean, versatile not appropriate for a particular occasion or situationan inept comparison between nursing-home residents and day-care children that many found offensive amiss, graceless, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, infelicitous, malapropos, perverse, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable, untoward, wrong inopportune, unfortunate, unseasonable, untimelyextraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, irrelative, irrelevantmisbecoming, mismatchedincompatible, inconsistent, uncongenialbad, naughty, sinfulblamable, blameworthy, censurablebanned, barred, disallowedforbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribedawkward, gauche, ungracefulunacceptable, unsatisfactory out of place, out of the way appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, decorous, felicitous, fit, fitting, genteel, happy, meet, proper, right, seemly, suitable fortunate, opportune, seasonable, timelyapplicable, apposite, apropos, apt, germane, material, pat, pointed, relative, relevantcompatible, congenial, harmoniousallowed, authorized, permittedapproved, endorsed(also indorsed), kosher, licensed, sanctionedabetted, encouraged, promoted, supportedacceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK(or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerablecommendable, creditable, exemplaryblameless, irreproachablebalanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)an inept effort to become friends with their future son-in-law awkward, botched, bungling, clumsy, fumbled, inexpert, maladroit amateur, amateurish, crude, green, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficient, inexperienced, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillfulcareless, sloppy, tacky, tactless, undiplomaticill-advised, ineffective, ineffectual, misdirected, misguided adroit, deft, dexterous(also dextrous), facile able, accomplished, adept, capable, clever, competent, consummate, crackerjack, expert, masterful, masterly, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful, talenteddiplomatic, easy, effortless, gracious, smooth, tactful showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgmentshe offers one inept suggestion after another for saving the parish church absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, insane, jerky, kooky(also kookie), loony(also looney), lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacky(also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany airheaded, birdbrained, boobish, brain-dead, chowderheaded, chuckleheaded, clueless, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey(also dopy), dorky(slang), dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless(chiefly British), idiotic(also idiotical), imbecile(or imbecilic), knuckleheaded, lamebrain(or lamebrained), mindless, moronic, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thoughtless, thick, thickheaded, unintelligent, vacuousfallacious, illogical, invalid, irrational, nonrational, surd, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weakfarcical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculousnotionalbuffoonish, clownishill-advised, unconsidered, unreasoned out to lunch judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise brainy, bright, clever, intelligent, smartlogical, rational, reasonable, validwell-advised awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct).awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill.a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations.a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy.a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding.felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties in 1542 |