Meaning & use
incompetent
Lacking the necessary skill, knowledge, or ability to do a job or task properly.
See it in a sentence
The new intern was so incompetent that his supervisor had to redo most of his reports.
Voters accused the mayor of being incompetent after the city's slow response to the flood.
A note on using this word
Incompetent is a strong, often insulting word; inexperienced is a gentler alternative when tact matters.
Words with a similar meaning
incapableineptunqualified
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Words with an opposite meaning
competentskilled
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