incompetency
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Definition of incompetency
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Synonyms & Antonyms for incompetency
Synonyms
impotence, inability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineptitude, insufficiency, powerlessness
Antonyms
ability, adequacy, capability, capacity, competence, competency, potency
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Finally, the city of Newcastle and the Toon Army would be saved from the tyrannical incompetency of the Mike Ashley era! — SI.com, "Rafa Benitez's Exit From Newcastle Confirms Toon Army's Worst Fears Under Mike Ashley's Ownership," 24 June 2019 The longer Newcastle trip over themselves the more time Rondon has to think and realise that maybe the lure of playing in front of the incredible fanbase at St James' isn't' enough to overcome the club's incompetencies. — SI.com, "Diame Among Released Players, Toon Interest in Dann, Ameobi to Return & More: Newcastle News Roundup," 5 June 2019 Charlotte lawyer Elizabeth Dantism, who records show is involved in the incompetency petition filing, declined to comment when reached by the Observer. — Joe Marusak And Maria David, charlotteobserver, "Man accused of threatening to carry out a shooting at a North Carolina school | Charlotte Observer," 8 Mar. 2018 The act also had some ambiguities, such as whether a Baker Act commitment prohibits gun purchases forever, or just during the period of incompetency. — Rosa Flores, CNN, "Stoneman Douglas' resource officer recommended committing Nikolas Cruz for mental health issues," 19 Mar. 2018 On Monday, Buck’s mother filed an incompetency petition involving her son in the Mecklenburg County courts, court records show. — Joe Marusak And Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, "NC man accused of threat to ‘shoot up school’ nearly freed with no bail | Charlotte Observer," 9 Mar. 2018 State law also allows the Indiana Department of Education to revoke a superintendent's license for immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency or willful neglect of duty. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "Bill would sack school leaders in financially ailing districts," 17 Jan. 2018 There's a high degree of incompetency lurking within the club, and from the outside its almost impossible to pin down exactly where that stems from - though many would slap all the blame on Huw Jenkins. — SI.com, "FanView: £30m Worth of Players Out on Loan Shows the Complete Incompetence of Swansea City FC," 29 Jan. 2018 Following Brenda Forman's losing an incompetency claim against her husband, Howard Forman's lawyers have now called the claim frivolous and asked a judge to have Brenda Forman pay all their legal fees. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Power Lunch: Four amendments on 2018 ballot and counting," 24 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incompetency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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