inept

Meaning

  1. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
  2. Unfit; unsuitable.

Synonyms

clumsy
C1
awkward
B2
inappropriate
C1
unfit
C2
improper
C2
absurd
B2
foolish
B2
silly
B1
tactless
39k
unsuitable
26k
inapt
helpless
C1
feckless
49k
unskillful
incongruous
undue
27k
indecorous
unbecoming
28k
unbefitting
bungling
47k
indecent
C2

ill-chosen

cumbersome
37k
incompetent
C1
inexpert
unseemly
29k
unskilled
48k
lubberly
maladroit
malapropos
nitwitted
nonsensical
35k
out of place
powerless
C1
preposterous
C2
right
A1
risque
sappy
28k
scabrous
senseless
C2
stupid
A1
unacceptable
C1
unaccepted
unapt
uncalled for
uncalled-for
uncomely
undesirable
27k
uneligible
unfitting
Translations

inetto
inepto
inepte
beceriksiz
unpassend

inepte

untüchtig
absurd
ongeschikt
untauglich
sinnlos
inadeguato
inadatto
unangebracht
incapace
Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈnɛpt/
Etymology

Cognate with English
English
apt
In summary

Borrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English apt).

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