Synonyms for incompetent
ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təntin·com·pe·tent

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1. incompetent

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

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1. incompetent, incompetent personadjective

   someone who is not competent to take effective action

   Synonyms:
   incompetent person

   Antonyms:
   effective, efficient, competent, skilled, good, able, workmanlike, equal, adequate, capable

2. incompetent, unqualifiedadjective

   legally not qualified or sufficient

   "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"

   Synonyms:
   unqualified, unentitled, bungling, unskilled, fumbling, incapable, unequal to(p), clumsy

   Antonyms:
   equal, workmanlike, good, efficient, adequate, capable, skilled, competent, effective, able

3. incompetentadjective

   not qualified or suited for a purpose

   "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"

   Synonyms:
   bungling, incapable, fumbling, unequal to(p), unskilled, clumsy, unqualified

   Antonyms:
   able, competent, good, efficient, capable, equal, effective, adequate, workmanlike, skilled

4. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetentadjective

   showing lack of skill or aptitude

   "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

   Synonyms:
   butterfingered, handless, ill-chosen, fumbling, clumsy, heavy-handed, unqualified, awkward, cumbersome, ungainly, bunglesome, unequal to(p), unskilled, bumbling, ham-handed, unwieldy, ham-fisted, clunky, inapt, inept, bungling, incapable, gawky, left-handed

   Antonyms:
   good, capable, effective, equal, efficient, competent, able, adequate, workmanlike, skilled

5. incompetent, unskilledadjective

   not doing a good job

   "incompetent at chess"

   Synonyms:
   inexpert, amateur, unqualified, amateurish, bungling, unskilled, fumbling, incapable, unequal to(p), clumsy

   Antonyms:
   adequate, capable, able, effective, competent, equal, skilled, good, efficient, workmanlike

6. incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)adjective

   not meeting requirements

   "unequal to the demands put upon him"

   Antonyms:
   skilled, good, effective, able, adequate, equal, competent, efficient, capable, workmanlike

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1. incompetentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unable, incapable, not competent

2. incompetentadjective

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, inadequate

3. incompetentadjective

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, incapacitated, unfit, unfitted

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1. incompetentadjective

   Synonyms:
   inefficient, unqualified, incapable, inadequate, unfit, unsuited

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1. List of paraphrases for "incompetent":

   inept, incapable, unable, unfit

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1. Ryan Pack:

   The more incompetent you are, the more of a prisoner you are, the more competent you are, the more free you are.

2. Eric Schiffer:

   Elon Musk's war on day traders and analysts from big banks is like him being on the earnings call with a suicide vest on and pulling the cord. It's horribly incompetent with investors and results in the stock getting hit by roaring missiles.

3. Robert Loeb:

   The court's decision effectively closes the federal courts to many prisoners with extremely serious constitutional ineffective trial counsel claims simply because they were unlucky enough to have incompetent lawyers at every stage of state court proceedings.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

5. Freedom Partners:

   The first six years of the Obama administration have been defined by massive debt, broken promises, harmful regulations and an increasingly incompetent federal government.