untalented

adjective

Definition of untalentednext
as in incompetent

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Recent Examples of untalented 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 That day, Maye carved up an undermanned, untalented Dolphins secondary and finished 19-of-23 for 230 yards and three total touchdowns. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 On the original, Trini was characterized as untalented and attention-grabbing. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untalented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untalented
  1. incompetent
  2. talentless
  3. incapable
  4. unable
  5. unfit
  6. ungifted
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
  • 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
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
  • 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
Definition of ungifted

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“Untalented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untalented. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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