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 Padres’ ineptitude at the plate almost didn’t fly last night against the team with the third-worst record in the National League.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Most of that success comes down to the Chiefs' greatness but they've also been helped plenty by the ineptitude of the teams sharing the AFC West with them.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But the Rangers’ offensive ineptitude is not a new problem.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
So ugly that a big change must happen to reverse the current trend of ineptitude.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Most of that success comes down to the Chiefs' greatness but they've also been helped plenty by the ineptitude of the teams sharing the AFC West with them.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But the Rangers’ offensive ineptitude is not a new problem.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
So ugly that a big change must happen to reverse the current trend of ineptitude.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
Noun
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His inability to defend and his swing and miss rate are just so hard to overcome.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Parkinson’s patients typically notice a physical slowing and inability to move their body.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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