Incompetent

//ɪnˈkɒmpətənt//

"Incompetent" in a Sentence (17 examples)

The world is full of incompetent doctors.

He was fired for being an incompetent worker.

Tom is incompetent.

This man is incompetent.

He is incompetent.

She is incompetent.

After the death of my father, it became clear that my mother was incompetent at handling the family finances.

Tom's incompetent.

You were incompetent.

She's completely incompetent.

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Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable

Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.

Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.

The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning

But besides these incompetents, there was always a train of camp followers, —women who followed the camp, beggars, and criminals, whose number was often greater than the number of fighting soldiers.

"Lies!" said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi. "I wouldn't trust those fumble-fingered incompetents to shoe a horse."

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