Inept and Tortuous
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Inept
Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Tortuous and inept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tortuous" instead an adjective "Inept".
Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly
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Tortuous and Inept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/tortuous
Inept & Tortuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/tortuous>.
Tortuous or Inept. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inept/tortuous.
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