incompetence

Examples

• All

• The project's failure was due to their incompetence in managing the budget.

• These problems were created because of your incompetence, not mine.

  Disclosure (1994)

• For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired, whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance.

• The incompetence of the Labor government...

  The Iron Lady (2011)

• Saigon fell because of the incompetence and corruption of its own government.

  Academic text (1991)

• Increasing the cost of mortgages was almost certainly an act of gross incompetence rather than malevolence.

• I've never seen such blatant incompetence.

  Albert Nobbs (2011)

• Her incompetence in handling customer complaints led to a decline in sales.

• Many employees complained about the incompetence of the new manager.

Synonyms

I

inability

vsincompetence

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

stresses failing to do something successfully due to lacking qualifications

I

inadequacy

vsincompetence

30 5.8

A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need

is narrower, pointing to missing ability and qualifications for successful performance

I

ineptitude

vsincompetence

18 7.4

A lack of skill that makes someone do tasks badly

refers to missing ability or qualifications generally, not only training related lack

I

ineffectiveness

vsincompetence

6 5.4

Not able to produce the result you want

is about personal lack of ability or qualifications rather than only outcome failure

I

incompetency

vsincompetence

3 6.8

Lack of ability to do a job or task well

is the usual form without the alternate noun ending

I

ineptness

vsincompetence

3 6.4

Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly

covers lack of ability or qualifications rather than just awkward or clumsy skill

I

incapability

vsincompetence

1 6.0

Not being able to do something because you lack the ability

focuses on lack of ability and missing qualifications for successful performance

I

inefficacy

vsincompetence

1 8.7

Unable to produce the wanted result

emphasizes lacking qualifications or ability rather than mere failure to produce results

I

ineffectuality

vsincompetence

1 9.1

A lack of ability to make plans or actions produce the wanted result

targets missing personal ability and qualifications, not just failing to reach goals

I

incapableness

vsincompetence

7.4

A lack of ability to do something

highlights absence of proper skill or qualifications needed to succeed at tasks

U

unskillfulness

vsincompetence

6.6

A state of not being good at doing something

focuses on failing to do tasks because of lack of ability or qualifications

S

skillessness

vsincompetence

8.9

A lack of ability to do something well

emphasizes missing qualifications and ability required to perform successfully

I

inaptitude

vsincompetence

• Formal

8.2

Lack of ability to do a task or job well

is the general lack of ability or qualifications for success across tasks

N

nonproficiency

vsincompetence

7.9

Not enough skill to do something well

refers to lacking necessary ability or qualifications rather than only failing standards

I

inadequateness

vsincompetence

7.6

A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose

focuses specifically on lacking ability or qualifications rather than general insufficiency

I

inefficaciousness

vsincompetence

9.9

The state of not producing the intended result

focuses on person lacking ability or qualifications rather than tool or method failure

Antonyms

C

competence

69 4.1

Ability to do a task well because of skill and knowledge

Compounds

V

valvular incompetence

• Specialized

6.5

A valve in the heart or veins that cannot close properly and lets blood leak

W

weaponized incompetence

• Neologism

9.7

Someone acts like they cannot do a task to avoid doing it

How Competent

mastery

37 4.2

expertise

302 4.9

skill

∞ 1.0

competence

69 4.1

incompetence

92 4.4

ineptitude

18 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology