incompetent
/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/noun, adjective4 syllables
Incompetent means: not qualified or suited for a purpose.
Synonyms for incompetent25
noun, as in someone who is not competent to take effective action
adjective, as in not qualified or suited for a purpose
adjective, as in not meeting requirements
adjective, as in not doing a good job
adjective, as in legally not qualified or sufficient
also used for incompetent
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Opposites of incompetent
What does incompetent mean?6
adjective
not qualified or suited for a purpose“an incompetent secret service”
showing lack of skill or aptitude“a bungling workman”
not meeting requirements“unequal to the demands put upon him”
not doing a good job“incompetent at chess”
legally not qualified or sufficient“a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband”
noun
someone who is not competent to take effective action
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Incompetent in a sentence
- Because your boss is incompetent, he's making your life a nightmare.Amastan
- The waiter seemed incompetent, but he was just overwhelmed.Eccles17
- The referee in that match was not just incompetent, he was biased.carlosalberto
- He was fired for being an incompetent worker.Shishir
- Incompetent people are the ones who talk the most.mailohilohi
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.Ooneykcall
- Algeria needs to remove corrupt and incompetent officials.Amastan
- Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.carlosalberto
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Forms of incompetent
as a noun
- plural
- incompetents