· someone who is not competent to take effective action
Synonym(s): incompetent_person
Hypernym(s): unskilled_person
· legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
Synonym(s): unqualified
Antonym(s): competent
· not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
Antonym(s): competent
· showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
Synonym(s): bungling, clumsy, fumbling
· not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
Synonym(s): unskilled
· not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
Synonym(s): incapable, unequal_to