The world is full of incompetent doctors.
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Incompetent
/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/
Synonyms for "incompetent" (114 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (34)
found wantinggauchegeldinggreenhornhelplesshopelessill-equippedill-fittedill-furnishedill-providedill-qualifiedimperfectimpotentinadequateincapableincapable ofincompleteineffectiveineffectualinefficient
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Verb(2 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
incompetent person
Related words (57)
littlemaladjustedmaladroitmeanmediocremediocrityno conjurornot comparablenot enoughnot equal tonot in itnot up toout of itout of the runningpettypowerlessshabbysmallstumblebumtoo little
Noun(2 words)
misgoverningwill be unable to
Adjective(7 words)
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8 entrieschronic incompetenceincompetent employeeincompetent studentinexperiencedsystemic incompetenceunqualifiedunskilleduntrained
Collocations
10 entriesincompetent behaviorincompetent decisionincompetent handlingincompetent leaderincompetent performanceincompetent personincompetent studentincompetent teacherincompetent workerutterly incompetent
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
11 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
He was fired for being an incompetent worker.
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Tom is incompetent.
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This man is incompetent.
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