ineptness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptness
ineptitude
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
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“Ineptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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