Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
No good and inept are semantically related In some cases you can use "No good" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
No good
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Both terms in one sentence
- He's absolutely brilliant in school, but so socially inept that it does him little to no good.
Source: Ditzy Genius
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