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
So ugly that a big change must happen to reverse the current trend of ineptitude.
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The offensive ineptitude spoiled a night in which every Angels pitcher who took the mound acquitted himself well.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The White Sox are no longer the face of baseball ineptitude, thanks to the high-altitude, low-aptitude Rockies.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Heading into the bye week, that had to be a focal point, yet at the Commanders, the offensive ineptitude to open the game continued.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The offensive ineptitude spoiled a night in which every Angels pitcher who took the mound acquitted himself well.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The White Sox are no longer the face of baseball ineptitude, thanks to the high-altitude, low-aptitude Rockies.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Heading into the bye week, that had to be a focal point, yet at the Commanders, the offensive ineptitude to open the game continued.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Stevenson should be able to take advantage of Zepeda's inability to stave off jabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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