inapt[adjective]Synonyms: unfit, ill-adapted, ill-suited, inappropriate, unfitted, unmeet, unsuitable, unsuited, improper, ill-timed, malapropos, unapt, undue, unfitting, unseasonable, untimely, unskillful, inadept, inept, inexpert, undexterous, unfacile, unhandy, unproficient
Antonyms: apt, adept
Contrasted words: apposite, germane, pertinent, relevant
Related Words: awkward,
clumsy,
gauche,
maladroit,
banal,
flat,
insipid,
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in‧apt /ɪnˈæpt/
adjective formal an inapt phrase, statement etc is not right for a particular situation ⇒
inept:
a very inapt comment—inaptly adverb—inaptness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲