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inept

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

showing a lack of skill or competence

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Inept in a sentence

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The inept handling of the crisis cost the company millions.

Synonyms
incompetentclumsybunglingunskilled
Antonyms
competentskillful

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Questions about “inept”

Inept (adjective) means showing a lack of skill or competence
Here is inept used in an example sentence: "The inept handling of the crisis cost the company millions."
Common synonyms for inept include incompetent, clumsy, bungling, unskilled.
Antonyms of inept include competent, skillful.
Inept is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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