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 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 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
  • Keeping track of scheming or incompetent subordinates has always been the autocrat’s chief burden.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
  • So incompetent were campus security officers, that even though Jane Doe told them she was raped, in a six-page summary sent to the local district attorney the rape was not even mentioned.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • Making a personnel change doesn’t mean the individual is incapable or without value.
    — Michael Londgren, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • Because of the data center being built in his backyard, Butters’ television loses power constantly, leaving him unable to relax and watch his beloved videos.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • One night, Cathy (Pugh) arrives at their doorstep, horribly beaten and seemingly unable to remember her past.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of unable
Adjective
  • Besides rest, a driver should completely give over the keys if they are inebriated or otherwise unfit to drive.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • They were accused of organizing the crossing of a small boat that was unfit for navigation on the open sea, was overloaded and lacked appropriate life jackets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 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
  • Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 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
  • 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
Definition of talentless

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“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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