Synonyms for incompetence
ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tənsin·com·pe·tence

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1. incompetence

   Synonyms:
   awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inability, inaptitude, incapacity, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weakness

   Antonyms:
   ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incompetence, incompetencynoun

   lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

   Synonyms:
   incompetency

   Antonyms:
   competence, competency

2. incompetencenoun

   inability of a part or organ to function properly

   Synonyms:
   incompetency

   Antonyms:
   competency, competence

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1. incompetencenoun

   Synonyms:
   incapacity, inability

2. incompetencenoun

   Synonyms:
   insufficiency, inadequacy

3. incompetencenoun

   Synonyms:
   disqualification, unfitness

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1. List of paraphrases for "incompetence":

   ineptitude, inability, jurisdiction, inadequacy, incapacity, impotence

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1. Peter Drucker:

   Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality.

2. Hu Xijin:

   Despite some mistakes in the early days in Wuhan, the Chinese people are highly satisfied with the overall actions. The incompetence of US( government) is like a mirror, reflecting the reliability of Chinese( government).

3. Tom Tatem:

   Truth be told, they've lost the trust of our community and I feel between a mixture of their arrogance and incompetence that they're not really the best people to proceed forward in helping to rebuild and help our community heal.

4. Laurence J. Peter:

   In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

5. Stacey Abrams:

   For me it was déjà vu. I am very aware of the frailty and the fallacy of the notion of acts of democracy in Georgia, we watched the secretary of state in 2018 set up a system of voter suppression and we watched the current secretary of state continue the same work. The reality is this was a mix of incompetence, malfeasance. It was a deliberate indifference to voters and it's a solvable problem.