inept

Meaning

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

Synonyms

clumsy

awkward

inappropriate

unfit

improper

absurd

foolish

silly

tactless

unsuitable

inapt

helpless

feckless

unskillful

incongruous

undue

indecorous

unbecoming

unbefitting

bungling

indecent

ill-chosen

cumbersome

incompetent

inexpert

unseemly

unskilled

lubberly

maladroit

malapropos

nitwitted

nonsensical

out of place

powerless

preposterous

right

risque

sappy

scabrous

senseless

stupid

unacceptable

unaccepted

unapt

uncalled for

uncalled-for

uncomely

undesirable

uneligible

unfitting

ungainly

ungentlemanly

ungraceful

unhappy

☹️

unmentionable

unneighborly

unneighbourly

unqualified

unseeded

unsuited

untalented

unwise

wet

witless

goofy

off-color

slap-happy

person who is stupid

nonsuitable

preposterious

bad

👎

blithering

blundering

daffy

daft

dexter

dumb

fatuous

fool

footless

graceless

ham-fisted

ill-suited

impolitic

inadequate

inane

inapplicable

incapable

incipient

incompatible

inconvenient

incorrect

indiscreet

inexpedient

inopportune

insensate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈnɛpt/

Etymology

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