Incompetence
Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Indifference and incompetence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indifference" instead a noun "Incompetence".
Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently
Indifference
Indifference noun - Lack of interest or concern.
Incompetence and indifference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Indifference".
Nearby Words: indifferent, indifferently
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| utter | utter incompetence | utter indifference |
| total | total incompetence | total indifference |
| initial | initial incompetence | initial indifference |
| seeming | seeming incompetence | seeming indifference |
| Other adjectives: relative, sheer, massive, extreme, shocking, social, remarkable, general, apparent, mere, growing, odd, bureaucratic. | ||
Cite this Source
Indifference and Incompetence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/indifference
Incompetence & Indifference. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/indifference>.
Indifference or Incompetence. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/indifference.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "incompetence" and "indifference" have occurred on timeline