untalented

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Recent Examples of untalented Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f*** yourself. Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025 Obstacles include Lockwood’s shrill, untalented co-star Luna Lamont and clueless movie execs who are unprepared for a creative and technological revolution of movies with soundtracks. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for untalented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untalented
Adjective
  • The premise has the potential for slapstick silliness, as an incompetent Seoul family fumbles its way through opening a hunting lodge in the Korean countryside.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Lauren was also charged with misdemeanor battery and theft in June 2020, per online court records reviewed by PEOPLE; that case was discharged after she was found incompetent to stand trial.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gilligan is probably incapable of saccharine.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In the final debate, Cuomo and Sliwa both attacked Mamdani for his stances on Israel and sought to portray him as incapable of addressing rising antisemitism to protect Jews, who account for about a tenth of New York City.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For more than five hundred years, scientists had been unable to figure out the purpose of the narwhal’s tusk— a single tooth that can be up to nine feet long.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That was a clear issue in New Hampshire, which was unable to change its date to conform to the DNC’s 2024 calendar amid resistance from top Republican leaders in the state.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, if temperatures fluctuate unpredictably, going below or above the average, all the low-var animals will be unfit and unable to pass on their genes.
    Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But rivals like former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and former California State Controller Betty Yee are already framing her as unfit for office.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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
  • 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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