Synonyms of inapt

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inapt

adjective

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1

as in inappropriate

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

an inapt but well-meaning attempt to inject some humor into the proceedings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inappropriate
• improper
• unsuitable
• incorrect
• wrong
• unfit
• irrelevant
• unhappy
• incongruous
• unfortunate
• inapposite
• infelicitous
• inept
• unapt
• unseemly
• unbecoming
• indecorous
• inconsistent
• graceless
• unacceptable
• inapplicable
• perverse
• awkward
• malapropos
• bad
• amiss
• untoward
• out of the way
• inopportune
• immaterial
• out of place
• naughty
• mismatched
• untimely
• irrelative
• uncongenial
• unsatisfactory
• extraneous
• unseasonable
• incompatible
• sinful
• censurable
• forbidden
• prohibited
• blameworthy
• blamable
• gauche
• proscribed
• ungraceful
• barred
• disallowed
• banned
• outlawed
• interdicted
• misbecoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appropriate
• suitable
• apt
• fitting
• correct
• proper
• relevant
• relative
• felicitous
• right
• seemly
• applicable
• opportune
• happy
• becoming
• fit
• meet
• decorous
• befitting
• timely
• genteel
• apposite
• fortunate
• germane
• permitted
• congenial
• seasonable
• pointed
• pat
• material
• adequate
• compatible
• acceptable
• satisfactory
• harmonious
• authorized
• apropos
• endorsed
• approved
• licensed
• sanctioned
• allowed
• tolerable
• kosher
• fine
• promoted
• okay
• supported
• indorsed
• decent
• passable
• creditable
• commendable
• exemplary
• respectable
• encouraged
• irreproachable
• blameless
• congruous
• balanced
• all right
• consonant
• harmonious
• abetted
• companionate
• OK

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• appropriate
• suitable
• apt
• fitting
• correct
• proper
• relevant
• relative
• felicitous
• right
• seemly
• applicable
• opportune
• happy
• becoming
• fit
• meet
• decorous
• befitting
• timely
• genteel
• apposite
• fortunate
• germane
• permitted
• congenial
• seasonable
• pointed
• pat
• material
• adequate
• compatible
• acceptable
• satisfactory
• harmonious
• authorized
• apropos
• endorsed
• approved
• licensed
• sanctioned
• allowed
• tolerable
• kosher
• fine
• promoted
• okay
• supported
• indorsed
• decent
• passable
• creditable
• commendable
• exemplary
• respectable
• encouraged
• irreproachable
• blameless
• congruous
• balanced
• all right
• consonant
• harmonious
• abetted
• companionate
• OK

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2

as in unfit

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job

a recruit who was utterly inapt for most soldierly duties, so he spent most of his time playing in the army band

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unfit
• incompetent
• unfitted
• incapable
• unable
• unskilled
• inept
• inexperienced
• unqualified
• unprepared
• ineligible
• inexpert
• useless
• inefficient
• ineffective
• unskillful
• ineffectual
• amateurish
• callow
• unprofessional
• worthless
• untrained
• disqualified
• unequipped
• dilettantish
• green
• raw
• wanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• competent
• capable
• able
• skillful
• qualified
• skilled
• expert
• fit
• prepared
• trained
• ready
• adept
• ultracompetent
• experienced
• practised
• overqualified
• accomplished
• crack
• consummate
• seasoned
• virtuoso
• versatile
• protean
• ace
• practiced
• veteran
• all-round
• all-around

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• competent
• capable
• able
• skillful
• qualified
• skilled
• expert
• fit
• prepared
• trained
• ready
• adept
• ultracompetent
• experienced
• practised
• overqualified
• accomplished
• crack
• consummate
• seasoned
• virtuoso
• versatile
• protean
• ace
• practiced
• veteran
• all-round
• all-around

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