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 New England Patriots have been enjoying something of a dream season after several years of mostly ineptitude following Tom Brady's departure in 2020.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Someone usually pays in the NFL for this kind of ineptitude.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Long has another double-digit tackling game and the Rams defense plays decently in the first half, but the ineptitude of the CSU offense remains an Achilles’ heel.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The sequence is a duet of official ineptitude, ending with Tara easily giving an entire MI5 surveillance team the slip and a piece of computer code shutting down all the monitors at Park.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Someone usually pays in the NFL for this kind of ineptitude.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Long has another double-digit tackling game and the Rams defense plays decently in the first half, but the ineptitude of the CSU offense remains an Achilles’ heel.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The sequence is a duet of official ineptitude, ending with Tara easily giving an entire MI5 surveillance team the slip and a piece of computer code shutting down all the monitors at Park.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
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According to Damien Routely, these include messy ownership of decisions and no reliable view of cash or delivery cadence, which indicate a weak and unclear leadership structure; the inability to properly articulate what the business actually is, and a refusal to listen and assimilate feedback.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those Olympics were mentally draining enough for athletes, given their limited mobility in a COVID bubble, fears of testing positive and missing competitions, and inability to soak up the experience with fans and friends.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Ineptitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptitude. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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