UNGIFTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

ungifted

adjective

Definition of ungifted

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

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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

Women's hesitation stems from less encouragement, fear of appearing incompetent, and distrust in AI, which can exhibit biases against women.

— Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The mental health courts deal with various legal matters, but one function is to handle the cases of defendants who committed misdemeanors or felonies, have a serious mental illness and have been judged incompetent to stand trial in criminal court.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of incompetent

Adjective

That injury has long healed — but Carapaz is still seemingly incapable of sitting in his saddle, permanently on his pedals and on the attack, chasing rivals, stages, and the polka-dot jersey.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Knowing divorce is hard on kids is like knowing that water is wet, cigars are stinky, and that Selena Gomez is incapable of acting.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of incapable

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The spacecraft, named Link, was rotating on multiple axes, rendering it unable to maintain a reliable communications link with the ground and complicating efforts to arrest the spin.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
ExxonMobil, which operates the world’s biggest refinery network outside of China, sees the trend advancing for the foreseeable future because about 5 million barrels a day of refining capacity is unable to reach the global market.

— Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unable

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West Germany 2-1 Netherlands A tournament that was dominated by security concerns in the early stages, and then slightly ruined later on by a sustained period of rainy weather which left the pitches unfit for quality football.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Within the context of the ongoing debate, the comment suggested the financial tie could make the company unfit to own the parking meter system.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of unfit

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

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