Associations to the word «Incompetent»
Noun
Adjective
- Corrupt
- Competent
- Lazy
- Unfit
- Arrogant
- Clumsy
- Ineffective
- Irrelevant
- Stupid
- Careless
- Useless
- Weak
- Incompetent
- Mental
- Unable
- Legal
- Hopeless
- Inexperienced
- Incapable
- Defendant
- Trial
- Cynical
- Authoritarian
- Inefficient
- Fraudulent
- Inadequate
- Declared
- Fool
- Aggressive
- Regent
- Proxy
- Proved
- Futile
- Insane
- Impaired
- Unworthy
- Cowardly
- Insufficient
- Ignorant
- Ambitious
- Patient
- Improper
- Unimportant
Wiktionary
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
INCOMPETENT, adjective. (medical) an incompetent cervix is one that opens too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
INCOMPETENT, noun. A person who is incompetent.
Dictionary definition
INCOMPETENT, noun. Someone who is not competent to take effective action.
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses".
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent".
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf".
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess".
INCOMPETENT, adjective. Not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.