Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Not able and inept are semantically related In some cases you can use "Not able" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
Not able
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Cite this Source
Not able and Inept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/not_able
Inept & Not able. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/not_able>.
Not able or Inept. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/not_able.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "inept" and "not able" have occurred on timeline