UNTALENTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

untalented

adjective

Definition of untalented

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

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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

Green Bay entered the second half up 20-10 but quickly extended the lead to 27-10, from which Carolina was unable to recover.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Lakers defensive star Ziaire Williams also missed his first game with left foot soreness, leaving them even more depleted with two starters unable to play.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unable

Adjective

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
That’ll be particularly important after Paxton defeated Cornyn in a brutal primary where Senate Republicans and other Cornyn allies spent more than $90 million in his defense and attacked Paxton as unfit for office.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

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