Incompetent
Incompetent adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Skill and incompetent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skill" instead an adjective "Incompetent".
Nearby Words: incompetence, incompetently
Skill
Skill noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.
Incompetent and skill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incompetent" instead an adjective "Skill".
Both words in one sentence
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Lister kindly refrains from pointing out that it is more likely that Rimmer never got anywhere because he is an unlikeable incompetent with more ego than skill.
Source: Series / Red Dwarf - Ironically Cersei is an incredibly incompetent ruler, inheriting her father's ruthlessness and contempt for the smallfolk, but without his political skill.
Source: The Dutiful Son -
In Chinese lore, a fox woman is often incompetent at the vital skill of needlework.
Source: Textile Work Is Feminine
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