Nouns (1)
incompetent person
n. someone who is not competent to take effective action
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (6)
incompetent
adj. not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
incompetent
adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
unskilled
adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
incapable, inadequate to, unequal to
adj. not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
Fuzzynyms (6)
amateur
n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
unable, ineffective, impotent, ineffectual
adj. lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
unfit
adj. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
Synonyms (64)
incapable
adj. (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
inefficient
adj. not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
unqualified
adj. not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
unskilled
adj. not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
amateur, unprofessional, amateurish
adj. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
crude, artless, inexpert
adj. showing lack of art; "an artless translation"
butcherly, botchy, unskillful, unskilful
adj. poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
bungled
adj. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
clumsy, lubberly
adj. clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"
menial, humble, lowly
adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
rusty, out of practice
adj. impaired in skill by neglect
semiskilled
adj. possessing or requiring limited skills; "semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job"
fearful, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable
adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
mischievous, naughty, badly behaved
adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"
corked, corky
adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"
sorry, pitiful, sad, deplorable, lamentable, woeful
adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
severe, distressing
adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
disturbing
adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
fine, pretty
adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
tough, hard
adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
horrid
adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
negative
adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
poor
adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
swingeing
adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
uncollectible
adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
unfavorable, unfavourable
adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
unacceptable, unsatisfactory
adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"
unsuitable
adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"
deficient, lacking, wanting
adj. inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed
adj. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
Antonyms (14)
match, equal, peer, compeer
n. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
competent
adj. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist"
able, capable
adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
capable
adj. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
efficient
adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
effective, efficient
adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"
qualified
adj. meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job"
qualified
adj. legally qualified; "a competent witness"
good
adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
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