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Recent Examples of ineptitude So ugly that a big change must happen to reverse the current trend of ineptitude. 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 See All Example Sentences for ineptitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptitude
inability
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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