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Definitions for Inept

[1] without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
[2] generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.
[3] inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place.
[4] absurd or foolish: an inept remark.
[5] awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
[6] not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place

Words related to Inept

bumbling, incompetent, awkward, inefficient, ridiculous, absurd, artless, bungling, butterfingers, gauche, halting, incapable, inexpert, loser, maladroit, ungraceful, unskillful, wooden, unapt, undexterous

Words nearby Inept

ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude, inequable, inequality, inequilateral, inequitable

Origin of Inept

1595–1605; < Latin ineptus, equivalent to in- in-3 + -eptus, combining form of aptus apt

Words that may be confused with Inept

inapt, inept, unapt

Other words from Inept

in·ept·ly , adverb
in·ept·ness , noun

Word origin for Inept

C17: from Latin ineptus, from in- 1 + aptus fitting, suitable

Synonyms for Inept

awkward, bumbling, incompetent, inefficient, all thumbs, artless, bungling, butterfingers, gauche, halting, inadept, incapable, inexpert, loser, maladroit, unapt, undexterous, unfacile, ungraceful, unhandy, unproficient, unskillful, wooden