ungifted

adjective

Definition of ungiftednext
as in untalented

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Recent Examples of ungifted Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023 The glamorous women who pursued Lawrence were flummoxed by his loyalty to Frieda: stout, older than he was, decidedly ungifted with words. — Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Portland, with a very ungifted mayor, should request help from the Federal Government. — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungifted
  1. untalented
  2. incompetent
  3. incapable
  4. unable
  5. unfit
  6. untutored
  7. unschooled
  8. 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
Definition of untalented
Adjective
  • Offensive guru Brian Daboll was pretty incompetent as the Giants’ coach and hit the bricks, and in walks Super Bowl winning coach John Harbaugh.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • This show is about scheming, the weight of the crown, and incompetent brats who want to scheme to get their hands on the crown.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • Salman Rushdie has declared that artificial intelligence has no role to play in literature, cinema or storytelling of any kind, dismissing the technology as fundamentally incapable of originality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • The statute does not require that the beneficiary be incapable of all meaningful activity.
    — James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • The Liberty were unable to find much offensive success after the break.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Some Facebook and Instagram users are reporting international outages, leaving them unable to access their feeds, according to two internet watchdogs and a CNN check of the platforms.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of unable
Adjective
  • If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 June 2026
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
    — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of untutored
Adjective
  • When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of unschooled
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of talentless

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“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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