Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Inexpedient and inept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inexpedient" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
Inexpedient
Inexpedient adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Inept and inexpedient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inept" instead an adjective "Inexpedient".
Nearby Word: inexpediency
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and inept
- awkward and inexpedient
- inapt and inept
- inapt and inexpedient
- improper and inept
- improper and inexpedient
- tactless and inept
- tactless and inexpedient
- thoughtless and inept
- thoughtless and inexpedient
- maladroit and inept
- maladroit and inexpedient
- unfit and inept
- unfit and inexpedient
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