incompetent
nouns
someone who is not competent to take effective action
adjectives
legally not qualified or sufficient
"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
antonym
not qualified or suited for a purpose
"an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
is similar to
generally incompetent and ineffectual
"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
is similar to
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
"an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"
is similar to
not characteristic of or suitable for a good workman
"an unworkmanlike result"; "an unworkmanlike tool"
see also
not producing desired results; wasteful
"an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
see also
not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
"unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
is derived from
is derived from
not doing a good job
"incompetent at chess"
is derived from
is derived from
not meeting requirements
"unequal to the demands put upon him"
is derived from
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