inapt

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/ɪnˈæpt/

adjective

Not apt.

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unsuitableineptunaptawkwardclumsycumbersomeill-choseninfelicitous
OriginFrench inapte →
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Meanings

adjectiveinapt (comparative more inapt, superlative most inapt)

comparative more inapt · superlative most inapt

  1. Not apt.

    Synonyms: unsuitable, inept, unapt

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot apt.

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unsuitableineptunapt

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot elegant or graceful in expression

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awkwardclumsycumbersomeineptill-choseninfelicitous
Also see
awkwardbadclumsycumbersomeham-fistedill-chosenineffectiveineptmiserableunfitunhappyunskilledunsuitable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchinapte
  2. Englishinapt

From French inapte, from Middle French, equivalent to in- + apt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

inapt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inapt

MLA

“inapt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inapt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inapt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inapt.

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