Explore Inept through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like awkward or tactless. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Inept meaning
- Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
- Unfit; unsuitable.
Synonyms of Inept
Using Inept
- The main meaning on this page is: Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. | Unfit; unsuitable.
- Useful related words include: awkward, tactless, incompetent, feckless.
- In the example corpus, inept often appears in combinations such as: an inept, and inept, inept and.
Context around Inept
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inept
- In this selection, "inept" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, socially, pretty, best, handling, alien and handyman stand out and add context to how "inept" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a completely inept government and a really inept owner and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inept" sits close to words such as adultery, aromatic and assures, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inept
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These criminals were comically inept. (5 words)
Such inept individuals are dangerous and must be whipped into line time and again. (14 words)
And in today’s hyper-online, somewhat socially inept society, that’s a fleetingly rare commodity. (16 words)
The only way he is tradable if the Raiders are willing to pick-up a good part of his salary or they find a really inept owner and GM (ie yes-person) in pure desperation mode…cough, cough Indy and whatever garbage rises to the surface in Houston. (48 words)
Minshew connected with A.J. Brown for a 78-yard touchdown late in the third that made it 13-10 and temporarily woke up the crowd — which had voraciously booed the Eagles most of the game — and an inept offense. (40 words)
In addition to his work on the show, Mintz has made guest appearances on popular series like takes on the role of Uncle Teddy, a well-meaning but slightly inept handyman who frequently interacts with the Belcher family. (38 words)
Basavaraj Bommai’s inept handling of both the party and the administration had escaped attention — till now! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
And my partner is all about letting me dominate, which I like, in theory (it turns me on), but I feel pretty inept.
Back in 2001, Jhonen Vasquez’s sci-fi comedy about an inept alien attempting to take over the Earth was a massive underground hit, but skewed a bit too dark for the kid’s network.
Basavaraj Bommai’s inept handling of both the party and the administration had escaped attention — till now!
He said: “Probably because of intoxication, parts of your plan were at best inept, at worse nonsensical.
In addition to his work on the show, Mintz has made guest appearances on popular series like takes on the role of Uncle Teddy, a well-meaning but slightly inept handyman who frequently interacts with the Belcher family.
Minshew connected with A.J. Brown for a 78-yard touchdown late in the third that made it 13-10 and temporarily woke up the crowd — which had voraciously booed the Eagles most of the game — and an inept offense.
Shipka currently stars in the upcoming drama, “White House Plumbers,” which follows the inept bungling by Watergate burglars E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy as they inadvertently toppled the Nixon presidency.
Such inept individuals are dangerous and must be whipped into line time and again.
The only way he is tradable if the Raiders are willing to pick-up a good part of his salary or they find a really inept owner and GM (ie yes-person) in pure desperation mode…cough, cough Indy and whatever garbage rises to the surface in Houston.
The PA has proven too ideologically extreme and inept to govern the West Bank, much less Gaza.
These criminals were comically inept.
They call out the bankruptcy of an inept and corrupt ruling class, blinded by hubris, as well as a populace that has checked out of civic life and is entranced by bread and circus spectacles.
This is not the 2030 deadline itself, as going with this date is fine, but not having a plan around it is inept.
This time last year, then-Home Secretary was facing backlash on the UK's response to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion and the department was accused of 'inept' handling of the situation.
To me, the coming elections present the opportunity of using Hon.Igbinedion’s candidacy to banish inept governance in the State, and entrench a new dawn to the advantage of posterity.
We are especially supporting our trans community against the vile vitriol that currently faces them every day, in a hostile climate created by a completely inept government.
Where “Ove” portrayed its protagonist as socially inept from childhood, the young version of Otto is a charmer so distant from the irritable old man he becomes that it strains credulity.
All of the MLB owners — including the Giants — for granting their least successful, most inept colleague exactly what he wanted.
And in today’s hyper-online, somewhat socially inept society, that’s a fleetingly rare commodity.
Best of all might be the great Tim Meadows, who steals the first episode of the second season as inept attorney Walt Worsch.
Common combinations with inept
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an inept 14×
- and inept 10×
- inept and 9×
- is inept 8×
- as inept 8×
- socially inept 7×
- inept at 6×
- so inept 6×
- inept leadership 6×
- the inept 5×