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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.
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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
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
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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
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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
Adjective
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Clinical psychologists concluded after exams in the six years since his arrest that McGuire was incompetent to stand trial.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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She was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, according to a statement provided by Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The major platforms, Ringelstein argued, are simply incapable of doing what Zigazoo does — not unwilling, but structurally unable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Facing a right-handed pitcher on a team completely incapable of holding runners, Cox just stood there.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Officers conducted a search on foot and using a drone, but were unable to locate the animal.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Stress accumulates as tectonic forces move the crust, but parts of the fault are locked and unable to slip freely.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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There are worse strategies, but perhaps the unfit 18-year-old can’t do it all himself.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The plan to buy large warehouses unfit for human habitation and spend millions more to convert them to prisons sparked nationwide backlash and pointed resistance in Social Circle and Oakwood.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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