Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Maladjusted and inept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maladjusted" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
Maladjusted
Maladjusted adjective - Poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living.
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Synonyms for Maladjusted
Inept and maladjusted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inept" instead an adjective "Maladjusted".
Nearby Word: maladjustment
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and inept
- awkward and maladjusted
- clumsy and inept
- clumsy and maladjusted
- inexpert and inept
- inexpert and maladjusted
- unskillful and inept
- unskillful and maladjusted
- maladroit and inept
- maladroit and maladjusted
- unqualified and inept
- unqualified and maladjusted
- unfit and inept
- unfit and maladjusted
Both words in one sentence
- He's a dysfunctional, socially inept, mentally maladjusted, overly-sensitive, obnoxious, rude failed science experiment who has the right to the throne of the Candy Kingdom, because Princess Bubblegum made him specifically to be her replacement if something should happen to her.
Source: The Wrongful Heir to the Throne
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