ungifted

Examples

• All

• 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

T

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

U

untalented

vsungifted

6 3.4

Not good at an activity

covers general absence of special talent, skill, or natural ability

U

unskilled

vsungifted

6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

focuses on lacking natural talent or special ability rather than training

U

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

G

giftless

vsungifted

• Archaic

6.9

A person who does not have natural talent

is broader, covering both lack of natural ability and trained skill

N

nontalented

vsungifted

• Offensive

5.8

Not good at a particular activity or skill

applies to missing special skill or general natural ability across areas

U

unendowed

vsungifted

8.4

Not having a certain quality, skill, or money

is narrower, referring specifically to missing special ability or natural talent

Antonyms

T

talented

446 1.0

Naturally able to do something well

G

gifted

5 3.5

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

How Talented

gifted

5 3.5

talented

446 1.0

average

∞ 1.0

ungifted

1 3.9

unskilled

6 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology