ungifted

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Recent Examples of ungifted Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023 The glamorous women who pursued Lawrence were flummoxed by his loyalty to Frieda: stout, older than he was, decidedly ungifted with words. Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Portland, with a very ungifted mayor, should request help from the Federal Government. Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungifted
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
Adjective
  • The case stalled for years, in part due to concerns that Saleh was mentally incompetent to stand trial, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
  • The man accused of stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through her front gate was ruled incompetent for trial on Thursday but demanded a second opinion.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
  • Their wheezing offense looks wholly incapable of doing so the past five games.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Without the matching funds, Adams has so far been unable to significantly ramp up her campaign with TV ads.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
  • Alexander has been unable to stay on the field over the last two years.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The man, 41, was taken to the hospital once the flight landed, and he was later arrested on suspicion of being unfit for duty, per the statement.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 June 2025
  • The trouble is, the president who insisted that Biden was unfit now encourages speculation about seeking a clearly unconstitutional third term.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.
    Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Adjective
  • That narrative that African players are raw and unpolished?
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Decorating a space in the French country style is truly an exercise in balance: Combining old and new, polished and unpolished, antique and modern—these principles dictate the rules of chateaucore decor.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2025

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“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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