inaptitude

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaptitude
Noun
  • And earlier this year, runners from the 2016 event received additional prize money after the disqualification of Joyce Chepkirui.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 July 2025
  • Hein's overall handling of the Wagner cases prompted Canepa to file two of the 11 affidavits of disqualification against him in December.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The suffering of these immigrants is the result of the cruelty and incompetence of our state and federal government.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
  • Super-sized Opportunities Workplace crises can be proactively prevented (or eventually explained) by tackling incentives, incompetence and indifference with stewardship, capability and care.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Parkinson’s patients typically notice a physical slowing and inability to move their body.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • His inability to defend and his swing and miss rate are just so hard to overcome.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • If Black and Middlebrooks plan to make that challenge, their lawyers must file petitions alleging incompetency between May 27-29 for Black and between July 7-9 for Middlebrooks.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • 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, 28 July 2025
  • Westcott, 85 — who was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, a genetic brain disorder, in 2015 — cited mental incapacity as his reason for attempting to rescind the deal.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Passage to the Europa League final next Wednesday can only go so far to make up for their continued and prolonged ineptitude in the Premier League.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • There were stretches of offensive ineptitude, stretches of dreadful pitching and, really, a lot of nights when they simply got shellacked.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Compare this to the feckless impotence of Donald Trump or Andrew Cuomo.
    Steven W. Thrasher June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • Such offensive impotence magnifies any misstep by a pitcher.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
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“Inaptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptitude. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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