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
  • In August 2022, Garza was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered to be jailed until a bed in a state mental health treatment facility was available.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In my opinion, the president and his incompetent, corrupt acolytes have debased the office and dragged the good name of America through the mud.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • The talent evaluator who once worked the transfer portal like a Wall Street wizard suddenly seemed incapable of distinguishing a difference-maker from a benchwarmer.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But both sides have proved incapable of making the concessions necessary to strike a deal.
    — ALLISON MINOR, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • About a third of France’s high schools were closed or unable to operate, some because of student blockades and others because teachers were on strike.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned from office this Thursday after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night due to a solvency crisis, leaving millions of customers unable to access their money and triggering a scandal.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of unable
Adjective
  • Pilots who feel fatigued or unfit to fly must report it and be removed from duty by the airline, according to the FAA.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There is exactly no evidence that trans identity makes individuals unfit to serve, and this move is a clear escalation in the administration’s attempts to simply remove trans people from American life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 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 Nov. 2026.

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