Synonyms for ineptitude
Most common
ineptness incompetence awkwardness clumsiness foolishness uselessness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ineptness
ineptness, incompetence, awkwardness, clumsiness, unfitness, slowness, maladroitness, unsuitableness, stupidity
2. Foolishness
foolishness, uselessness, folly, absurdity, silliness, worthlessness, schmuckiness slang
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being inept.
- n. 2
An instance of being inept.
Forms
- Plural
- ineptitudes → ineptnesses, incompetences, awkwardnesses, clumsinesses…
Example sentences
- incompetence We lost the case due to the lawyer's incompetence.
- awkwardness The feeling of awkwardness did not leave me.
- clumsiness Your clumsiness will get you into big trouble one day.
- ineptness "Jerk" connotes an embarrassing social and verbal ineptness.
- foolishness I'm getting endlessly annoyed by this foolishness.
- uselessness People don't understand the usefulness of uselessness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ineptitude | steady | |
| incompetence | steady | |
| awkwardness | rising | |
| clumsiness | rising | |
| ineptness | falling | |
| foolishness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- folly2
- 7 letters
- akrasia
- 8 letters
- slowness2
- 9 letters
- stupidity4, absurdity4, silliness3, ineptness3, unfitness
- 10 letters
- clumsiness3, inaptitude
- 11 letters
- foolishness3, awkwardness3, uselessness
- 12 letters
- incompetence4, schmuckiness
- 13 letters
- worthlessness, maladroitness
- 14 letters
- unsuitableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (folly2 = 2 syllables).