as in inability
the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means
the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work
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Recent Examples of ineptitude
But it’s gained credibility thanks solely to the ineptitude of Democratic leadership in handling the bill and the fallout from the debate over it.
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Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
In 2022-23, during the Cleveland Cavaliers series, the offensive ineptitude was apparent.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
He was frustrated, too, that such unfulfilled goals were then held up as an example of the country’s ineptitude.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
The danger is very real, to be sure, but Ray and Manny’s comical ineptitude keeps it from getting too grim.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
In 2022-23, during the Cleveland Cavaliers series, the offensive ineptitude was apparent.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
He was frustrated, too, that such unfulfilled goals were then held up as an example of the country’s ineptitude.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
The danger is very real, to be sure, but Ray and Manny’s comical ineptitude keeps it from getting too grim.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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Plenty of art is a metaphor for our inability to connect with one another.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Their bites attack the nervous system, possibly leading to seizures, the inability to walk or the inability to breathe due to respiratory paralysis or extreme swelling in the throat, Willey warned.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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