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 legendary, terrible first baseman became celebrated for his ineptitude.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
New York’s loss completes an extended run of ineptitude that stretches back to before the All-Star break.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson had trouble completing passes and threw two interceptions in the first half, and Giants fans, who already have a baseline level of frustration after several years of mostly ineptitude, are beside themselves.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
But that’s based mostly on a strange level of ineptitude on both sides of the transfer market relative to most MLS peers rather than any big-time aspirations.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
New York’s loss completes an extended run of ineptitude that stretches back to before the All-Star break.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson had trouble completing passes and threw two interceptions in the first half, and Giants fans, who already have a baseline level of frustration after several years of mostly ineptitude, are beside themselves.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
But that’s based mostly on a strange level of ineptitude on both sides of the transfer market relative to most MLS peers rather than any big-time aspirations.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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Conventional approaches, such as visual serving and force control, often struggle to achieve reliable performance due to their inability to simultaneously address positional and force-related uncertainties.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The victim told police that Ising had constantly harassed him at work for two years, sitting next to him during meals and joking about his inability to eat many foods because of his medical condition.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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