Inapt synonyms

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inept
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
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amateurish
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
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awkward
Inconvenient to use; hard to handle; unwieldy
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flat
Having a flat heel or no heel
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gauche
(Mathematics, archaic) Skewed, not plane.
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ill-timed
Coming or done at the wrong time; inopportune
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improper
Not in keeping with conventional mores; indecorous:
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inadequate
Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
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inapplicable
Not applicable:
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inappropriate
The definition of inappropriate is someone or something that is not within the bounds of what is considered appropriate or socially acceptable.
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undue
Exceeding what is appropriate or normal; excessive:
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unsuitable
Not appropriate:
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competent (antonym)
The definition of competent is a person or thing that is qualified to do something or adequate for a specific purpose.
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apt (antonym)
The definition of apt is something a person might have a tendency to do.
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suitable (antonym)
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
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happy (antonym)
The definition of happy is someone or something that is feeling great pleasure or joy.
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suited (antonym)
(Games) Being of the same suit. Used of cards:
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incongruous
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate:
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malapropos
At an awkward or improper time or place; inopportune; inappropriate
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unapt
Not likely or liable.
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unbecoming
Not appropriate or suited to one's appearance, status, character, etc.; unattractive, indecorous, etc.
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unbefitting
Not befitting; not appropriate to.
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unfit
In products law, not qualified or unsuitable for a particular use or purpose.
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unseemly
Not in accord with accepted standards of decency or morality.
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ill-suited
Unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose
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incapable
The definition of incapable is not having the ability, strength or legal qualification to do something.
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incompetent
(Law) Not legally qualified, as testimony that does not meet the standards for admissibility or a juror whose personal interest in the outcome of the case does not allow him or her to serve.
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inefficient
Wasteful of time, energy, or materials:
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inexpert
Not expert; unskilled.
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unskilled
Not skilled
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unskillful
(Obsolete) Ignorant.
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agree (related)
Not suited to circumstances
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usual (related)
Regularly or customarily used:
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ability (related)
Not suited to a given purpose
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clumsy
The definition of clumsy is someone or something that is shaped, made or moves awkwardly.
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cumbersome
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
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ill-chosen
not elegant or graceful in expression
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Inapt Sentence Examples

  • Her defense was weak and inapt but she attained her object.

  • The tram lay on it like a log. *** A poor smile, you say - But not inapt.

  • He had already assisted Nathaniel Bowditch in his translation of the Mecanique celeste, and now produced a series of mathematical textbooks characterized by the brevity and terseness which made his teaching unattractive to inapt pupils.

  • If we accept the - Persian derivation of the term (which is advanced by Curzon as being perhaps the most plausible), pai-mir, or "the foot of mountain peaks," we have a definition which is by no means an inapt illustration of the actual facts of configuration.

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