inapt
Americanadjective
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not apt or fitting.
- Synonyms:
- inapposite, unfit, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited
- Antonyms:
- appropriate
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without aptitude or capacity.
- Antonyms:
- capable
adjective
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not apt or fitting; inappropriate
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lacking skill; inept
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inapt
Example Sentences
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This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
But “stunned” is inapt to describe the alert, engaged crowds at the Supreme Court the day before.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
In this case, the rhetoric of returning to normal is inapt, because “normal” was dysfunctional and bleak.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Her vacant voice and immobile expression augment the surprise effect of her inapt citations.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2020
It means "terrible lizard" and was a curiously inapt name.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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