Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Timorous and inept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timorous" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
Mutual synonyms
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Timorous and Inept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/timorous
Inept & Timorous. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/timorous>.
Timorous or Inept. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/timorous.
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