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ungifted

ungifted

1 3.9
Does not have a special talent or natural ability
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɡɪftɪd/
: sin talento
  • He felt insecure about his skills, often thinking of himself as ungifted compared to his talented peers.

Examples

  • Certainly, he was something of a talented misfit, which has long been a recurring theme in my novels—the ungifted kid in the gifted academy.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The teacher provided extra help to students who seemed ungifted in their ability to grasp math concepts.

  • "So long as you support the ungifted, you owe your first priorities to the gifted."

    Blog text (32)
  • And where are those ungifted, uneducated, unpowered people going to go?

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She struggled with sports and art, feeling ungifted in activities where her friends excelled.

Synonyms

talentless
vsungifted
9 4.3

A person or thing that cannot do something well

is the general term for missing special talent or natural ability
untalented
vsungifted
6 3.4

Not good at an activity

covers general absence of special talent, skill, or natural ability
unskilled
vsungifted
4 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

focuses on lacking natural talent or special ability rather than training
unaccomplished
vsungifted
1 4.8

Has little skill or experience in a particular activity

emphasizes missing natural talent or special ability rather than gained refinement
unendowed
vsungifted
1 8.4

Not having a certain quality, skill, or money

is narrower, referring specifically to missing special ability or natural talent
giftless
vsungifted
  • Archaic
1 6.9

A person who does not have natural talent

is broader, covering both lack of natural ability and trained skill
nontalented
vsungifted
  • Offensive
5.8

Not good at a particular activity or skill

applies to missing special skill or general natural ability across areas

Antonyms

525 1.0

Naturally able to do something well

157 3.5

Having very strong natural ability, often in art, music, or school subjects

How Talented

gifted
157 3.5
talented
525 1.0
average
∞ 1.0
ungifted
1 3.9
unskilled
4 2.9

Surface Forms

ungifted positive

Morphology

ungifted = gifted (transparent) = un + gift + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'gifted', yielding a clear meaning 'not having talent'.

Etymology

The word ungifted comes from the parts un- 'not' and gift 'a natural talent'. So ungifted means a person who does not have a special skill or talent.