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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
  • If he were found incompetent, he would have been sent to a treatment facility until he could be reevaluated.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Don Adams led the slapstick spy spoof as the brainy but hopelessly incompetent Agent Smart, starring alongside Barbara Feldon as the ever-capable Agent 99.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • The running game was incapable of generating chunk yards, and the passing game therefore lost the battle of numbers in the secondary.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of incapable
Adjective
  • Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Some smaller communities might be unable to operate due to lack of revenue.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of unable
Adjective
  • At the Premier League’s semi-regular meetings between heads of recruitment some have argued that the five-step process is outdated and unfit for purpose.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But in Meriwether’s hands, the show became a propulsive exploration of both women’s trauma and the misogynistic criminal justice system that’s unfit to deal with it.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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