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Recent Examples of untalented
But this story of Notre Dame scrapper Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) is the tale of every untalented kid who had a dream and wouldn’t give up.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
While Dickie, a novice and untalented painter, receives Tom warmly, his girlfriend, Marge (Dakota Fanning), is immediately suspicious of her beau’s supposed acquaintance.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
In typical sports comedy fashion, Jasmine's team consists of a ragtag group of untalented boys who don't want to embarrass themselves by playing under a female quarterback, but who quickly change their tune once their team starts winning.
—Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2023
The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
While Dickie, a novice and untalented painter, receives Tom warmly, his girlfriend, Marge (Dakota Fanning), is immediately suspicious of her beau’s supposed acquaintance.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
In typical sports comedy fashion, Jasmine's team consists of a ragtag group of untalented boys who don't want to embarrass themselves by playing under a female quarterback, but who quickly change their tune once their team starts winning.
—Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2023
The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untalented
Adjective
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The man was charged with multiple felony charges but found incompetent to stand trial.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Esmeralda is incompetent, egotistic, and, thanks to Impacciatore’s ace comedic timing, totally fabulous.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the homage is heartfelt, and certainly packs its share of genuine laughs, the end result can’t escape feeling like a hodgepodge, incapable of cohesively blending the satirical elements with the earnest messaging foremost on its mind.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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About three and a half hours later, Cody Bellinger made the kind of throw Judge was seemingly incapable of making.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Stobe/Getty Clearly, the Yankees were unable to find a trading partner for Stroman and his contract, but Elman believes the pitcher won't be able to return to the major leagues on a new deal either.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the flip side, O’Regan said, physically fit people with obesity had a ‘younger’ cardiovascular age than unfit people.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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For instance, not spending time with the children, using overly harsh or inappropriate discipline, undermining the other parent’s authority or showing a lack of interest in the children’s lives can make a partner seem like an unfit parent, and consequently, an unfit partner.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2023
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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
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“Untalented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untalented. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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