Analysis Complete

incompetent

/ incompetent /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
someone who is not competent to take effective action
Type of:
unskilled person
Kinds of:
bungler blunderer fumbler bumbler stumbler
adjective Sense 2
not qualified or suited for a purpose
"an incompetent secret service"
"the filming was hopeless incompetent"
Similar:
feckless inept incapable unqualified ineffective inefficient unworkmanlike
Opposites:
competent
See also:
incapable inefficient unqualified unskilled
adjective satellite Sense 3
not doing a good job
"incompetent at chess"
Similar:
bad
adjective satellite Sense 4
not meeting requirements
"unequal to the demands put upon him"
Similar:
inadequate
adjective satellite Sense 5
showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"
"did a clumsy job"
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
Similar:
unskilled
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

unskilled person bungler blunderer fumbler bumbler stumbler feckless inept incapable unqualified ineffective inefficient