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
The city is doing harm to itself and to Balboa Park with this kind of ineptitude.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The current policy – put in place to ease congestion – is a glaring example of ineptitude in state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The man’s a symptom of franchise ineptitude.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The current policy – put in place to ease congestion – is a glaring example of ineptitude in state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The man’s a symptom of franchise ineptitude.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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The sources claimed staffing was insufficient and that staff members were poorly trained, and that an inability to handle the massive volume of patient and provider data jeopardized coverage for millions.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Faced with that reality, our inability to relate to one another becomes almost obscene.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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