Incompetence
Incompetence noun - The lack of sufficient ability, power, or means.
Poverty and incompetence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poverty" instead a noun "Incompetence".
Nearby Words: incompetent, incompetently
Poverty
Poverty noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
Incompetence and poverty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incompetence" instead a noun "Poverty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- weakness and incompetence
- weakness and poverty
- lack and incompetence
- lack and poverty
- necessity and incompetence
- necessity and poverty
- failure and incompetence
- failure and poverty
- deficiency and incompetence
- deficiency and poverty
- inadequacy and incompetence
- inadequacy and poverty
- dearth and incompetence
- dearth and poverty
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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A newly crowned king's incompetence proves taxing, the nobles are restive, the common people face impending poverty and hunger, and a traitor is working with foreign powers to cripple the kingdom.
Source: Film / Robin Hood (2010)
Cite this Source
Poverty and Incompetence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/poverty
Incompetence & Poverty. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/poverty>.
Poverty or Incompetence. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/incompetence/poverty.
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