B1 — Intermediateadjective
incompetente
incompetent, inept, incapable
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
incapaceinespertoimpreparatoinadeguatodilettante
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
competentecapacequalificatoespertoabile
Usage note
'Incompetente' is strong. 'Incapace' is general (unable). 'Inesperto' is softer (inexperienced, not necessarily incompetent). 'Inadeguato' means inadequate for the role. 'Dilettante' implies amateur quality in a context requiring professionalism.
Example
"Ha fatto un lavoro incompetente: ha sbagliato tutto dall'inizio."
"He did an incompetent job: he got everything wrong from the start."
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