talentless

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Recent Examples of talentless That need for validation is seen most immediately in Isabella but broadens out to Sam the director in the film whom Isabella accuses in a moment of catty lucidity of fearing that he will be exposed as a talentless coward with nothing to say…. John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talentless
Adjective
  • Six of his fellow starters on the 53-man squad had been considered so untalented in high school that the national ranking service Rivals had not even bothered rating them.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That day, Maye carved up an undermanned, untalented Dolphins secondary and finished 19-of-23 for 230 yards and three total touchdowns.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • To this day, no court has found Newman is incompetent.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Court documents show Lloyd has been found incompetent to stand trial multiple times in Hennepin County for charges of stalking.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Unfortunately, her plot confines these characters to another narrow set of roles, and most of them are portrayed as incapable of leaving their cage.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the panelists was Peter Beinart, the writer whose book had been deemed unfit for study at Beth El.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a longstanding debate about the relative health effects of being overweight versus being aerobically unfit.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Defender Luka Vuskovic’s long-range shot ricocheted off a defender, and Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas was unable to stop it from hitting the back of the net.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Since the blockade, virtually everyone on the island has lost power in blackouts that, at one point, lasted 20 hours; three grids have broken down in four months; hospitals have been unable to function.
    Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Talentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talentless. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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