INCOMPETENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • someone who is not competent to take effective action
   
   Synonym(s)
   • incompetent person (what does incompetent person mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) incompetent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unskilled person (what does unskilled person mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • bungler (what does bungler mean?)
   • blunderer (what does blunderer mean?)
   • fumbler (what does fumbler mean?)
   • bumbler (what does bumbler mean?)
   • stumbler (what does stumbler mean?)
   • sad sack (what does sad sack mean?)
   • botcher (what does botcher mean?)
   • butcher (what does butcher mean?)
   • fuckup (what does fuckup mean?)
   • slouch (what does slouch mean?)

INCOMPETENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not meeting requirements
   
   Synonym(s)
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
   • unequal to(p) (what does unequal to(p) mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • unequal to the demands put upon him
   
   Similar To
   • inadequate (what does inadequate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not qualified or suited for a purpose
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an incompetent secret service
   • the filming was hopeless incompetent
   
   Antonym(s)
   • competent (what does competent mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • feckless (what does feckless mean?)
   • inept (what does inept mean?)
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
   • unqualified (what does unqualified mean?)
   • ineffective (what does ineffective mean?)
   • inefficient (what does inefficient mean?)
   • unqualified (what does unqualified mean?)
   • unworkmanlike (what does unworkmanlike mean?)
   
   See Also
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
   • inefficient (what does inefficient mean?)
   • unqualified (what does unqualified mean?)
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not doing a good job
   
   Synonym(s)
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • incompetent at chess
   
   Similar To
   • bad (what does bad mean?)
4. Meaning
   • showing lack of skill or aptitude
   
   Synonym(s)
   • bungling (what does bungling mean?)
   • clumsy (what does clumsy mean?)
   • fumbling (what does fumbling mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bungling workman
   • did a clumsy job
   • his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
   
   Similar To
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)