incompetency

Examples

• All

• Unfortunately, this same science declares its incompetency to guide human life.

  Academic text (2002)

• Lawyers dealing with clients in these circumstances must be sensitive to indications of incompetency, duress, and undue influence for the sake of both the clients and themselves.

  Academic text (1999)

• The teacher, accused of incompetency, may be represented by an attorney and face those who made the charges in a court of law.

  Academic text (2000)

• Your firm has exhibited gross incompetency.

  Taking Care of Business (1990)

• Many people lose jobs at the workplace, not because of incompetency, but due to an unbridled tongue.

  Academic text (2011)

• Any appearance of incompetency or unreadiness will not bode well with the community and could endanger students and staff.

  Academic text (2013)

• Social workers should familiarize themselves with applicable state law, case decisions, and the procedures for holding an incompetency proceeding and counsel the client and family accordingly.

  Academic text (2005)

• The manager's incompetency led to the project's failure.

• Many were disappointed by the incompetency shown during the critical operation.

• The team's incompetency was evident when they missed important deadlines.

Synonyms

I

inability

vsincompetency

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

adds the idea of missing qualifications and performing duties effectively

I

incompetence

vsincompetency

92 4.4

Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill

is the alternative form used for the same idea with a different ending

I

inadequacy

vsincompetency

30 5.8

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

centers on lacking ability or qualifications needed to perform duties effectively

I

ineptitude

vsincompetency

18 7.4

A lack of skill that makes someone do tasks badly

covers lack of ability or qualifications regardless of training or cause

I

incapacity

vsincompetency

9 5.4

Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well

also covers missing required qualifications and effective performance rather than only power

I

ineptness

vsincompetency

3 6.4

Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly

emphasizes missing ability or qualifications that prevent effective task completion

I

insufficiency

vsincompetency

1 6.5

A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job

focuses specifically on inability to perform tasks and lacking required qualifications

I

incapability

vsincompetency

1 6.0

Not being able to do something because you lack the ability

focuses on immediate lack of ability and required qualifications for effective work

U

unfitness

vsincompetency

6.0

Not able or qualified to do a job

specifies missing physical or intellectual ability and required qualifications for effective performance

N

nonproficiency

vsincompetency

7.9

Not enough skill to do something well

focuses more generally on lack of ability or qualifications beyond formal standards

I

incapableness

vsincompetency

7.4

A lack of ability to do something

also includes the absence of required qualifications and effective task performance

U

unskillfulness

vsincompetency

6.6

A state of not being good at doing something

includes wider lack of physical or intellectual ability and required qualifications

S

skillessness

vsincompetency

8.9

A lack of ability to do something well

also refers to missing qualifications and overall ability to perform duties effectively

I

inaptitude

vsincompetency

• Formal

8.2

Lack of ability to do a task or job well

is broader and applies to general lack of ability or missing qualifications across tasks

Antonyms

C

competency

39 4.1

The skills and knowledge needed to do something well

How Competent

mastery

37 4.2

expertise

302 4.9

skill

∞ 1.0

competence

69 4.1

incompetency

3 6.8

ineptitude

18 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology