25
inept(adjective, weak, ability, inadequate, limited)
24
incompetent(adjective, weak, ability, thin, delicate)
24
ineffective(adjective, failure, affect, useless, well)
21
ineffectual(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, failure)
16
incapable(adjective, weak, ability, inadequate, feeble)
16
useless(adjective, weak, failure, inferior, affect)
14
feeble(adjective, strong, weak, inadequate, useless)
14
unfit(adjective, weak, ready, inadequate, well)
14
unskilled(adjective, weak, ability, inadequate, useless)
12
unable(adjective, weak, skill, inadequate, limited)
11
inexpert(adjective, weak, ability, inadequate, well)
10
inefficacious(adjective, weak, skill, inferior, affect)
10
unqualified(adjective, well, educated, overall, well-informed)
9
half-assed
9
futile(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, limited)
7
impotent(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, failure)
7
inadequate(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, inferior)
7
inferior(inadequate, limited, feeble, useless, vain)
7
unavailing(weak, failure, inferior, inadequate, limited)
7
unproductive(adjective, weak, slow, inadequate, limited)
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