Is his failure ascribable to incompetence or to bad luck?
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Incompetence
Synonyms for "incompetence" (104 found)
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Related words (52)
maladjustmentmaladroitnessmeannessmediocrityminoritynone to sparenonfulfillmentnonpreparationnonpreparednessnonsatisfactionpedestrianismpettinessplanlessnessrustinessshabbinessshort supplyskill-lessnesssmallnesssubnormalitythoughtlessness
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too latetoo littletrivialityunaptnessunclevernessundeftnessundexterousnessundextrousnessunfitnessunfittednessunintelligenceunpreparednessunproficiencyunqualificationunqualifiednessunreadinessunschoolednessunskillfulnessunsuitabilityunsuitablenessunsuitednessuntrainednessuselessnessvulgarityvulnerabilitywardship
Noun(5 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no capacity for work
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5 entriesadministrative incompetencemath incompetencemoral incompetencereading incompetencetechnical incompetence
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5 entriesadministrative incompetencegross incompetencemoral incompetenceprofessional incompetencetechnical incompetence
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13 total sentences available.
His incompetence began to irritate everyone.
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Violence is the last refuge of incompetence.
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I'm stressed out over their incompetence.
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