talentless

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Recent Examples of talentless 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
Adjective
  • Trump repeatedly called for the cancellation of the shows, saying Colbert and Kimmel were untalented and low-rated.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 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
Adjective
  • In a 2013 Denver case on similar charges, he was found incompetent to stand trial, and the case was dismissed.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • So the archetype of an uncharismatic leader is not necessarily someone unlikeable, introverted, socially incompetent or ineffective.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • What’s left is a vaguely political YouTube series afraid of its own tail, incapable of being actually relatable and too cowardly to own the batshit truths of these people’s lives.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • It’s not intended for the silent majority who have suffered long for the team, while being incapable of stomaching Watson.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The complaint also alleges Wendy's failed to warn customers of the alleged danger and served food that was unfit for human consumption.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His reelection campaign has been rocked by the allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her senator dad, who says Miller is unfit to serve in Congress.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Geneva’s Tate Beran caught the ball near the 20-yard hash mark but was unable to run out of bounds before time expired.
    Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Regrettably, his mother was unable to attend the match in person due to the prohibitive cost of visa fees.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Talentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talentless. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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