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talentless

adjective

Definition of talentlessnext
as in untalented

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Recent Examples of talentless Actor Michael Rapaport ripped Macklemore as a talentless clown following the rapper’s pro-Palestinian set at MetLife Stadium. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 But that piece is destined to fail—not because the team is talentless, but because no story can carry that weight. — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 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
  1. untalented
  2. incompetent
  3. incapable
  4. unfit
  5. unable
Adjective
  • Trump repeatedly called for the cancellation of Colbert‘s late-night show and of the host’s fellow nominee Jimmy Kimmel, calling them untalented and low-rated.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ted Knight portrayed the vain, untalented newscaster Ted Baxter and received six Emmy nominations for his role, winning once.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Definition of untalented
Adjective
  • In the memo, which was filed under seal in support of a prior motion to disqualify the judge, Rauch described his goal as not to show that Kohberger was incompetent, but to bolster his argument that the judge may be biased.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • If he were found incompetent, he would have been sent to a treatment facility until he could be reevaluated.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • And Rovell quickly discovered Kobe’s mind was incapable of idling, even during dead-of-night text exchanges.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The running game was incapable of generating chunk yards, and the passing game therefore lost the battle of numbers in the secondary.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • At the Premier League’s semi-regular meetings between heads of recruitment some have argued that the five-step process is outdated and unfit for purpose.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But in Meriwether’s hands, the show became a propulsive exploration of both women’s trauma and the misogynistic criminal justice system that’s unfit to deal with it.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Some smaller communities might be unable to operate due to lack of revenue.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Talentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talentless. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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