talentless

adjective

Definition of talentlessnext
as in untalented

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talentless
  1. untalented
  2. incompetent
  3. incapable
  4. unfit
  5. unable
Adjective
  • The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As the divas Dee Dee and Barry, Susan Haefner and Benjamin Howes don’t pretend to be untalented, just obnoxiously vain.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Definition of untalented
Adjective
  • Skakel lobbied for a retrial on various grounds over the years but was denied until 2013, when a Connecticut judge upheld his assertion that his previous defense had been incompetent.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • These are usually people with severe mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders or developmental disabilities who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial.
    Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • In future cases, guardians will have to prove that a person is incapable of voting — not the other way around.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Its own military is incapable of doing so—Iran specializes in irregular warfare and its conventional forces are weak and largely ineffective.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • But that also would mean keeping the grossly unfit Patel from being confirmed.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In April, the indictment says, Feldstein failed a Shin Bet security-clearance check and was found unfit to handle highly classified material.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Certain fields of study—particularly those related to technology and business—have successfully leveraged hybrid and fully online models to reach students who might otherwise be unable to attend in person.
    Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Little jumped in the pool in her backyard to put out the flames, and was then hospitalized, unable to move with second- and third-degree burns all over her body.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unable
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talented

talentless

talents

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