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
And the points that are being scored against the Vikings are too often a product of offensive ineptitude.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the usually reliable Molly Shannon delivers an inexplicably manic performance of exasperated adult ineptitude as the school principal trying, with a lot of faffing about but very little urgency, to track the kids down.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The past thousand or so years of history shows far more countries failed due to economic ineptitude than military conflict.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the usually reliable Molly Shannon delivers an inexplicably manic performance of exasperated adult ineptitude as the school principal trying, with a lot of faffing about but very little urgency, to track the kids down.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The past thousand or so years of history shows far more countries failed due to economic ineptitude than military conflict.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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Maybe that’s part of what fuels the visible frustration — an inability to be a bigger part of the solution.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Due to the unexpected medical fees and her inability to work in schools because of her diagnosis, her friend created a GoFundMe to help raise money for her treatment.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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