Inept : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'inept': discover synonyms for the word inept, such as incompetent or tactless.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as inept. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": incompetent and tactless.


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Synonyms for inept sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for inept Degree of synonymy of inept Frequency in the language
incompetent
   30051 3.80  
tactless
   30051 0.27  
feckless
   30051 0.10  
infelicitous
   30050  
inapt
   30050  
maladroit
   30041  
clumsy
   30039 5.39  
cumbersome
   30021 0.29  
awkward
   29987 14.31  
ill-chosen
   20052  
ineffective
   20052 0.59  
ineffectual
   20051 0.45  
inefficient
   20051 0.41  
useless
   20051 19.94  
pointless
   20051 3.59  
inadequate
   20051 1.86  
unfit
   20051 1.55  
inappropriate
   20051 6.63  
unable
   20051 10.25  
unsuited
   20051 0.10  

Lexical field of "inept"

incompetent
tactless
feckless
infelicitous
inapt
maladroit
clumsy
cumbersome
awkward
ill-chosen
ineffective
ineffectual
inefficient
useless
pointless
inadequate
unfit
inappropriate
unable
unsuited
unsuitable
incapable
irrelevant
immaterial
bungling
klutzy
bumbling
idiotic
misleading
moot
clueless
ineptitude
dimwitted
moronic
shoddy
shambolic
amateurish
blundering
stupid
impotent
embarrassingly
unimaginative
pathetic
disfunctional
negligent
appallingly
abysmal
slipshod
lousy
misguided