incompetent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who is not competent to take effective action
Types & categories
- unskilled person hypernym
- fuckup hyponym
- slouch hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
legally not qualified or sufficient
a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
not qualified or suited for a purpose
an incompetent secret service
Related & opposite
- inefficient also see
- unqualified also see
- unskilled also see
- competent antonym
- incompetence derivation
- inept similar to
- inefficient similar to
- unworkmanlike similar to
Sense 4 adjective
showing lack of skill or aptitude
a bungling workman
Related & opposite
- incompetence derivation
- awkwardness derivation
- unskilled similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not doing a good job
incompetent at chess
Related & opposite
- incompetence derivation
- bad similar to
Sense 6 adjective
not meeting requirements
unequal to the demands put upon him
Related & opposite
- incompetence derivation
- incapability derivation
- inadequate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unskilled person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuckup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slouch |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | competent |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | inefficient |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | unqualified |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | unskilled |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | competent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompetence |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inept |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inefficient |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unworkmanlike |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompetence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkwardness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unskilled |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompetence |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompetence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | incapability |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | inadequate |