nnoun.personsomeone who is not competent to take effective actionSynset:incompetent person
Hypernyms:unskilled person
Inherited Hypernyms:incompetentunskilled personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:incompetentunskilled personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blundererbotcherbumblerbunglerbutcherfuckupfumblersad sackslouchstumbler
Full Hyponyms:bunglerslouch
adjadj.alllegally not qualified or sufficientTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:unqualified
Examples:- a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
- incompetent witnesses
Antonyms:competent
Inherited Hypernyms:incompetent
adjadj.allnot qualified or suited for a purposeExamples:- an incompetent secret service
- the filming was hopeless incompetent
Antonyms:competent
Derivationally Related Form:incompetenceincompetency
Inherited Hypernyms:incompetent
Similar to:feckless inept ineffective inefficient unworkmanlike
See also:inefficient unqualified unskilled
adj satadj.allshowing lack of skill or aptitudeSynset:bungling clumsy fumbling
Examples:- a bungling workman
- did a clumsy job
- his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
Antonyms:skilled
Derivationally Related Form:incompetencyincompetenceclumsiness
Inherited Hypernyms:bungling
Similar to:unskilled
adj satadj.allnot doing a good jobSynset:unskilled
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:incompetenceincompetency
Inherited Hypernyms:incompetent
Similar to:bad
adj satadj.allnot meeting requirementsSynset:incapable unequal to
Examples:- unequal to the demands put upon him
Antonyms:adequate
Derivationally Related Form:incompetenceincapability
Inherited Hypernyms:incapable
Similar to:inadequate unequal