Inept and Skilful

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Inept adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Skilful is an antonym for inept in incompetent topic.

Nearby Words: ineptitude, ineptly

Skilful adjective - Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.

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Inept is an antonym for skilful in expert topic.

Nearby Words: skill, skilled, skilfully

Accompanying her along the way is knight Sir Roderick, William the young knight-in-training, his sister and sorceress Inept Mage Elspeth, and Xiao Long, skilful in the area of martial arts.

Source: Western Animation / Gawayn

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