incompetent

🟠 Expert

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelExpert

Sophisticated vocabulary

Word FrequencyModerate

Occasionally encountered

Syllables4

Complex pronunciation

Analysis:

  • • Advanced vocabulary
  • • Longer word (11 letters)
  • • Multiple syllables (4)

noun

1. A person who is incompetent.

adjective

1. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.

"Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that."

Synonyms: inept

2. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

"The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working."

3. Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.

4. Not resistant to deformation or flow.

Synonyms

Want richer context for the words you save? Open the storytelling blueprints inside PromptForge or dip into the daily creative challenges from PromptCraft to put fresh vocabulary to work immediately.

Looking for more helpful tools? Check out CiteForge

© 2025 WordWell. All rights reserved.

WordWell is your smart vocabulary companion for discovering, understanding, and mastering new words.