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Clumsy or awkward in nature
Lacking the skills or abilities for a given task or job
Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion
Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment
Not producing the desired effect
Showing a lack of prudence or common sense
Lacking in experience
Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition
Disgracefully bad or unpleasant
Showing no strength of character
Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate
Badly thought out
Of an action that is difficult to perform
Strict or exacting in standards
Muddleheaded or confusing
Not producing the expected result
Not having the power to influence people or events
Hesitant or uncertain
Not very convincing
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Adjective
▲
Clumsy or awkward in nature
clumsy
bungling
awkward
bumbling
crude
klutzy
maladroit
undexterous
ungraceful
blundering
gauche
rough
unfacile
botched
butterfingered
butterfingers
fumbled
unhandy
unproductive
unsuccessful
wooden
artless
hopeless
all fingers and thumbs
cack-handed
ham-fisted
ham-handed
heavy-handed
all thumbs
graceless
ungainly
inexpert
inelegant
gawky
unskilful
uncoordinated
lumbering
incompetent
unco
unskillful
stumbling
oafish
unpolished
clodhopping
handless
gawkish
amateurish
gangling
lubberly
left-handed
coarse
like a bull in a china shop
ponderous
untactful
cloddish
unrefined
stiff
clownish
uncouth
unsophisticated
tactless
unskilled
unwieldy
indelicate
lumpish
inefficient
inexperienced
unadept
useless
crass
rough-hewn
boorish
green
shambling
fumbling
rude
gruff
cumbersome
indiscreet
floundering
spastic
harsh
unsubtle
stilted
blunderous
rash
careless
injudicious
bovine
clunky
hasty
vulgar
foolish
muddled
two left feet
with two left feet
inapt
bulky
unfortunate
unfit
untoward
untalented
weedy
unable
brash
loutish
imprudent
heavy-footed
accident-prone
unpolitic
having two left feet
having two left hands
flat-footed
undiplomatic
hulking
impolitic
stolid
heavy
rustic
ill-bred
not agile
all thumbs
rough-and-tumble
botching
mutton-fisted
untrained
inadept
unproficient
raw
unworkmanlike
unsteady
fumbly
slouching
coltish
helpless
splay
ill-shaped
elephantine
brutish
laborious
skill-less
clunking
out of your depth
unmannerly
disaster-prone
ill-fated
unlucky
doomed
ill-starred
uncultured
gross
bearish
Neanderthal
lumpen
blockish
churlish
yobbish
dorky
uncivil
unwise
sharp
inadvisable
blunt
dozy
swinish
stupid
unthinking
unperceptive
simple
badly behaved
ape-like
primitive
tasteless
rudimentary
plain
ill-advised
callous
rough and ready
jerry-rigged
jerry-built
jury-rigged
rough-and-ready
straightforward
precipitate
lifeless
unnatural
rigid
passionless
uncomfortable
rustical
leaden
flat
dry
stodgy
uneasy
unimpassioned
spiritless
soulless
weighty
inflexible
deadpan
inexpressive
obstinate
unyielding
unbending
lacking vitality
more ❯
“To her ear, it sounded like an obvious attempt to keep the topic open or an
inept
attempt at conversation.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking the skills or abilities for a given task or job
incompetent
amateurish
inapt
incapable
inexpert
substandard
unfit
unskilful
unskilled
unskillful
inadept
inadequate
ineffectual
inefficient
unqualified
inferior
unproficient
wanting
lacking
unable
unfitted
unworkmanlike
useless
loser
not up to scratch
bungling
amateur
inexperienced
untrained
clumsy
maladroit
unprofessional
blundering
ineffective
awkward
unequipped
no good
floundering
weak
slipshod
crude
dilettante
hopeless
dilettantish
not cut out for
unprepared
nonprofessional
poor
deficient
inefficacious
sloppy
jackleg
gauche
unapt
insufficient
ham-fisted
unsuitable
bumbling
cack-handed
botched
unhandy
not equal to
feeble
disqualified
cowboy
skill-less
bad
can't hack it
undependable
raw
not up to
incapacitated
pathetic
ineligible
shoddy
lacking ability
not good enough
fumbling
bush-league
inproficient
impotent
a dead loss
not much cop
not up to snuff
leaving much to be desired
careless
faulty
half-baked
green
unpractised
unsuited
bodged
ham-handed
unreliable
fumbled
slapdash
powerless
unpracticed
not up to it
unaccomplished
ill-equipped
untalented
not cut out
slack
extravagant
prodigal
slovenly
shooting blanks
improficient
disorganized
US
improvident
incompatible
hack
worthless
backwards
lay
rude
botching
unsophisticated
insipid
bum
disorganised
UK
talentless
unsatisfactory
unequal
inoperative
lousy
non-qualified
untaught
bush
imperfect
losing
dependent
frail
naive
uncool
butterfingers
vulnerable
suboptimal
subpar
unequal to the task
duff
defective
can't cut it
not prepared
uncultivated
negligent
not equal to something
not up to something
without finesse
unpolished
lacking finesse
not much chop
no great shakes
unqualified for
untrained for
incapable of
incompetent at
unable to do something
out of one's element
can't make the grade
uninitiated
helpless
unadapted
less capable
not have it
out to lunch
unable to do something for toffee
heavy-handed
butterfingered
all thumbs
all fingers and thumbs
more ❯
“Not only did Sam not own a boat, but as far as I knew, he was a pretty
inept
sailor.”
Adjective
▲
Inappropriate for a given purpose, situation or occasion
inappropriate
unsuitable
inapposite
inapt
incongruous
incorrect
improper
indecorous
malapropos
unapt
unfit
infelicitous
unbecoming
unhappy
untoward
wrong
absurd
amiss
perverse
graceless
meaningless
pointless
ridiculous
unseemly
out of place
unfitting
unbefitting
unsuited
untimely
ill-advised
unacceptable
out of keeping
inopportune
ill-timed
awkward
indelicate
unseasonable
inapplicable
undue
ill-suited
tactless
tasteless
injudicious
unwarranted
undesirable
inexpedient
inadvisable
discordant
ill-judged
misplaced
indecent
irregular
ill-considered
inharmonious
inadmissible
uncalled-for
lacking in propriety
out of order
unfortunate
irrelevant
unprofessional
unladylike
ungentlemanly
erroneous
imprudent
inaccurate
incompatible
discrepant
uncomely
odd
at odds
in bad taste
bad form
undignified
indiscreet
clumsy
regrettable
immodest
impolite
misguided
uncouth
false
ineligible
discreditable
rough
ungodly
abnormal
preposterous
malodorous
ludicrous
gauche
inadequate
in poor taste
disproportionate
out-of-place
out-of-season
off-base
beyond the pale
out of the way
unreasonable
contradictory
unwelcome
immaterial
illogical
coarse
disreputable
rude
rotten
immoral
extraneous
unworthy
impertinent
incompetent
unmannerly
impolitic
unsatisfactory
vulgar
erring
maladroit
clashing
dissonant
inconsistent
jarring
crooked
unfair
insensitive
ill-fitted
unfitted
inapropos
ill-adapted
out of line
unworthy of
ill-chosen
not germane
not proper
improprietous
uncalled for
incautious
unconventional
offensive
out-of-the-way
irrelative
funny
off-balance
detrimental
inconvenient
dishonourable
UK
illegitimate
dishonest
corrupt
unethical
untactful
unhandsome
tacky
unlovely
salacious
not done
unscrupulous
unmatched
disparate
dissident
disagreeable
interfering
senseless
inconsonant
off
unvirtuous
loose
wanton
ill-bred
shameless
not pertinent
dishonorable
US
out of character
left-field
foot-in-mouth
way off
irrational
wrong-headed
boorish
churlish
ill-mannered
discourteous
against the rules
not cricket
not good enough
faulty
defective
not suitable
uncivil
shocking
unrefined
premature
unorthodox
awry
disadvantageous
early
mistimed
hasty
mistaken
confused
misjudged
intrusive
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
bad
imperfect
astray
adrift
flawed
disobliging
disobedient
miscreant
thrawn
wayward
aberrant
delinquent
uncontrollable
ornery
troublesome
obstructive
unhealthy
fractious
rebellious
unhelpful
mean
poor
crass
tawdry
ruffian
shameful
raffish
inelegant
crude
cheap
rowdy
unallowable
fallacious
inefficient
uncool
useless
ineffective
badly timed
not designed
invalid
unlawful
haywire
sick
foul
stupid
slow
dull
not up to scratch
ineligible for
unequipped for
not equal to
unprepared for
not good enough for
unsuited to
inadequate for
ill-suited to
unsuitable for
unfitted for
inappropriate to
not designed for
ill-adapted to
no good
inexpert
impermissible
forbidden
prohibited
unqualified
precluded
disallowed
inexperienced
unhandy
unfacile
flat
jejune
inadept
unmeet
undexterous
unproficient
insipid
banal
glitched up
unadmittable
not allowable
exceptionable
objectionable
censored
unadmissible
ill-favored
US
excluded
barred
not acceptable
banned
unwanted
ill-favoured
UK
conflicting
beside the point
not appropriate
contrary
disconsonant
strange
bizarre
irreconcilable
off-key
incoherent
ironic
paradoxical
not in harmony
divergent
unrelated
uncoordinated
shifting
unbalanced
unpredictable
distorted
lopsided
jumbled
unavailing
uneven
rambling
in opposition
unconnected
alien
foreign
incongruitous
unintelligible
twisted
incongruent
fitful
fantastic
standing out a mile
like a fish out of water
sticking out a mile
naughty
more ❯
“No other event is likely to receive more attention than the government's
inept
response to the financial crisis.”
Adjective
▲
Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment
absurd
asinine
crazy
nonsensical
preposterous
senseless
brainless
crackpot
daft
fatuous
foolish
looney
loony
lunatic
nutty
silly
simpleminded
stupid
unwise
wacky
witless
cockeyed
cuckoo
daffy
dippy
harebrained
insane
kookie
kooky
mad
screwball
whacky
zany
balmy
bubbleheaded
dotty
featherheaded
jerky
lunkheaded
sappy
tomfool
fool
half-baked
half-witted
weak-minded
idiotic
ridiculous
ludicrous
inane
moronic
mindless
irrational
imbecilic
illogical
unreasonable
unintelligent
hare-brained
pointless
dumb
dopey
bizarre
empty-headed
chowderheaded
wild
doltish
thickheaded
gormless
dim-witted
barmy
goofy
damfool
impractical
dotish
glaikit
odd
feebleminded
imprudent
dim
laughable
dunderheaded
potty
imbecile
screwy
loopy
thoughtless
ill-advised
foolhardy
irresponsible
eccentric
puerile
risible
simple
birdbrained
thick
strange
lamebrained
farcical
giddy
weird
crackbrained
cretinous
slow-witted
batty
cockamamie
divvy
wooden-headed
pea-brained
dof
clownish
vacuous
out to lunch
rash
reckless
clueless
nuts
unstable
pinheaded
chuckleheaded
infantile
childish
impracticable
unrealistic
meaningless
cockamamy
brain-dead
ill-considered
peculiar
immature
fantastic
wacko
scatty
halfwitted
unreal
boneheaded
blockheaded
cock-eyed
feather-brained
dull
dense
madcap
soft
oddball
dopy
slow
softheaded
unworkable
injudicious
comical
indiscreet
thick-witted
nutso
cracked
unconventional
impossible
outlandish
useless
unthinkable
scatterbrained
fanciful
fantastical
slang
ignorant
braindead
incongruous
muttonheaded
ill-conceived
dozy
hopeless
inconsistent
queer
dappy
unsound
off the wall
up the pole
way out
off the air
as daft as a brush
fat-headed
incautious
defective
clock
impolitic
bathetic
derisible
impassioned
passionate
enthusiastic
ardent
rattlebrained
unsteady
heedless
changeable
careless
mentally incompetent
bugged out
infatuated with
devoted to
enamoured of
hot for
smitten with
implausible
untenable
juvenile
frivolous
unsafe
incomprehensible
callow
goofy loony
donkeyish
sophomoric
obstinate
unaware
insipid
insensate
complacent
credulous
retarded
green
addle-brained
grotesque
doolally
gonzo
funny
in love with
very keen on
hooked on
shocking
outrageous
inexperienced
extremely foolish
off beam
full of holes
stupidly irresponsible
dead from the neck up
incredible
flighty
quirky
backward
off your head
off your trolley
monstrous
erratic
avant-garde
off-centre
as thick as two short planks
feeble-minded
feather-headed
wet behind the ears
simple-minded
extreme
gone on
amusing
light-hearted
comic
extravagant
excessive
unbelievable
astonishing
exorbitant
pathetic
derisive
derisory
hilarious
waggish
chucklesome
diverting
cranky
kinky
nitwitted
far-out
unusual
dilly
futile
pie-faced
sheepheaded
muddle-headed
joshing
humorous
camp
witty
campy
out of the question
too much
taking the cake
wasted
needless
unavailing
fruitless
purposeless
out there
aimless
valueless
unprofitable
unproductive
idle
worthless
in vain
in left field
empty
irrelevant
footling
hollow
to no purpose
flakey
US
purportless
unmeaning
vain
doublespeak
unimportant
trivial
flaky
UK
insignificant
double talk
without rhyme or reason
demented
deranged
certifiable
unfeasible
disturbed
crazed
unbalanced
unhinged
frantic
frenzied
distraught
manic
mentally ill
raving
distracted
unserviceable
inoperable
non-viable
mental
hysterical
psychotic
not together
psychopathic
delirious
sectionable
of unsound mind
non compos mentis
stark mad
nonpractical
far-fetched
ill-thought-out
unusable
bonkers
bats
sick in the head
nonviable
touched
loco
bananas
gaga
schizoid
mad as a hatter
away with the fairies
crackers
round the bend
foaming at the mouth
barking
raving mad
buggy
improbable
otherworldly
nonfunctional
unpractical
ivory-tower
unrealizable
won't fly
incompetent
no go
chimerical
unviable
speculative
unattainable
inapplicable
unbusinesslike
infeasible
abstract
theoretical
inefficacious
nutty as a fruitcake
yarra
nutsy
bushed
squirrelly
porangi
stark staring mad
mad as a March hare
stark raving mad
meshuga
not all there
barking mad
not right in the head
not right upstairs
not quite right in the head
round the twist
idiosyncratic
twisted
not the full shilling
have kangaroos in the top paddock
have bats in the belfry
mentally unbalanced
have a screw loose
surd
idiotical
lamebrain
unreasoning
unconsidered
invalid
dorky
notional
oafish
nonrational
boobish
fallacious
knuckleheaded
airheaded
weak
unreasoned
buffoonish
obtuse
opaque
offbeat
unorthodox
curious
freakish
way-out
unfamiliar
extraordinary
uncommon
abnormal
original
singular
rum
out of the ordinary
different
freaky
irregular
bizarro
anomalous
remarkable
off-the-wall
quaint
aberrant
atypical
out-of-the-way
funky
weirdo
rare
unique
novel
queerish
uncustomary
spaced-out
off-kilter
left-field
outré
fresh
new
exceptional
deviant
alternative
innovative
far out
experimental
untypical
out of the way
radical
inventive
nonconformist
innovatory
whimsical
exotic
unnatural
unexpected
unprecedented
revolutionary
unwonted
ingenious
advanced
pioneering
groundbreaking
freak
innovational
unaccustomed
creative
modern
Bohemian
newfangled
mysterious
trailblazing
state-of-the-art
ultra-modern
futuristic
daggy
bohemian
unco
new-fashioned
neoteric
surreal
uncanny
puzzling
mystifying
perplexing
baffling
eerie
surprising
disruptive
unaccountable
fishy
creepy
nonconforming
spooky
preternatural
ground-breaking
unpredictable
alien
unknown
modernistic
perverse
individual
heterodox
droll
off-center
divergent
special
outre
imaginative
especial
artistic
uncharacteristic
phenomenal
exceeding
cutting-edge
aberrated
boho
out in left field
leading-edge
foreign
something else
progressive
unheard of
questionable
informal
suspicious
dubious
unconforming
capricious
unheard-of
unceremonious
extraordinaire
originative
heteroclite
untried
isolated
off-key
contemporary
out of the common
just out
breaking new ground
seminal
improper
inspired
visionary
clever
maverick
trendsetting
inappropriate
out-there
hippy
distinctive
romantic
go-ahead
forward-looking
unparalleled
unrepresentative
unsuitable
aberrational
devious
deviate
artful
esoteric
untested
scarce
Promethean
quizzical
inconceivable
nonstandard
beat
untraditional
avant garde
cutting edge
off the beaten track
interesting
out-of-the-box
wigged out
schizo
non-standard
fringe
old-fashioned
not tightly wrapped
inexplicable
alternate
eccentrical
excentrical
marginal
individualistic
anomalistic
chance
amazing
inspiring
refreshing
arty
infrequent
sporadic
fundamental
out of line
off-base
inscrutable
recent
far cry
other
specific
particular
brainsick
maniac
wud
maniacal
bedlam
meshugge
bughouse
fruity
haywire
moonstruck
whacko
psycho
off-color
like nothing on earth
free-spirited
drastic
unhackneyed
conspicuous
wayward
arbitrary
up-and-coming
latest
game-changing
world-shattering
thin on the ground
occasional
few and far between
seldom
arty-farty
looney tunes
loony tunes
vagarious
malformed
teratoid
fitful
exclusive
unimaginable
prodigious
unordinary
loner
cool
errant
specialized
US
discordant
noteworthy
perverted
specialised
UK
unharmonious
avant
acting crazy
transformational
anarchistic
left bank
carefree
laid-back
relaxed
deviceful
variational
heretical
free and easy
striking
liberal
ahead of the times
underground
head
mistakenly trendy
lead
hip
new wave
vanguard
unofficial
unethical
dissenting
dissident
nonorthodox
heretic
iconoclastic
dissentient
illegal
back-door
enterprising
colourful
UK
glamorous
incomparable
inimitable
beatnik
anarchic
sectarian
schismatic
unprofessional
fascinating
off the beaten path
incorrect
illegitimate
unacceptable
grey
UK
wrong
unscrupulous
disorderly
eye-catching
resourceful
diagnostic
discriminating
identifying
one and only
diagnostical
classic
symptomatic
sensational
shady
insightful
foreign-looking
marvellous
UK
marvelous
US
attractive
glamourous
off
out-of-order
against the rules
not done
out of order
non-typical
stimulating
vivid
blue-sky
not on
immoderate
inordinate
not cricket
beyond the pale
over the fence
gray
US
a bit much
a bit thick
contrary to the rules
dreamy
poetical
mould-breaking
external
enticing
extrinsic
extraneous
colorful
US
alluring
peregrine
from abroad
outside
pie-in-the-sky
high-flown
utopian
breaking ground
poetic
productive
fertile
brain wave
inspirational
quixotic
fictive
out of keeping
innovating
spearheading
brand-new
wonderful
eye-popping
barbarous
boorish
uncouth
tasteless
ultra
clumsy
rude
awkward
gauche
graceless
barbaric
more ❯
“I am not prepared to argue that the acceptance of
inept
ideas about ourselves will not prove damaging.”
Adjective
▲
Not producing the desired effect
inutile
futile
unproductive
fruitless
vain
unavailing
ineffective
profitless
ineffectual
pointless
unprofitable
bootless
worthless
abortive
valueless
meaningless
purposeless
feckless
hopeless
counterproductive
idle
inoperative
unpurposed
weak
nonfunctional
unfunctional
unusable
impractical
dysfunctional
expendable
scrap
incompetent
waste
unavailable
unworkable
disadvantageous
stupid
impracticable
good-for-nothing
no good
of no use
unsuccessful
useless
inadequate
lame
inefficient
inefficacious
feeble
poor
powerless
non-successful
failed
pathetic
barren
empty
otiose
impotent
hamstrung
inexpedient
paltry
unfructuous
unfruitful
unable
indecisive
to no effect
unfit
incapable
forceless
withered
nugatory
neutralised
UK
spineless
innocuous
neutralized
US
void
null
defeasible
inferior
limited
anticlimactic
to no avail
broken
bungled
bungling
unimpressive
insufficient
emasculate
slack-spined
doesn't work
out of commission
not effective
no go
no way
unconvincing
lousy
rotten
thin
tame
implausible
flimsy
unsatisfactory
shallow
insubstantial
slight
flat
invertebrate
null and void
junky
unrewarding
senseless
pants
miserable
no use
unremunerative
chaffy
no-good
in vain
inconsequential
trivial
to no purpose
insignificant
sterile
unsuitable
unserviceable
nonpractical
uneconomic
thankless
unuseful
inoperable
unsalable
of no earthly use
not useful
Sisyphean
frustaneous
unlucrative
dry
gainless
nonproductive
uncreative
slow
lazy
blocked
wasteful
unyieldly
trifling
trashy
hollow
deficient
measly
defective
unimportant
negligible
silly
poxy
wretched
rubbishy
petty
nickel-and-dime
banal
wanky
of no benefit
piddling
rubbish
abandoned
nothing
bogus
unessential
ignoble
mediocre
not worth a hill of beans
a dime a dozen
a dead loss
two a penny
not much cop
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing a lack of prudence or common sense
stupid
foolish
silly
unintelligent
idiotic
brainless
mindless
scatterbrained
crackbrained
nonsensical
imbecilic
senseless
clueless
irresponsible
moronic
unthinking
careless
ill-advised
ill-considered
imprudent
witless
damfool
irrational
unwise
injudicious
indiscreet
short-sighted
hasty
heedless
impulsive
incautious
illogical
lamebrained
unreasonable
futile
meaningless
negligent
pointless
rash
reckless
birdbrained
dim-witted
fruitless
half-witted
idiotical
improvident
lamebrain
nonrational
simpleminded
thoughtless
unconsidered
unreasoned
unreasoning
unsound
misguided
naive
immature
tearaway
giddy
featherbrained
harebrained
flighty
feather-brained
hare-brained
impolitic
foolhardy
inappropriate
inadvisable
inane
childish
undesirable
unfortunate
ill-judged
asinine
risky
undiplomatic
wrong-headed
indelicate
brash
graceless
tactless
overhasty
impractical
poor
ridiculous
bad
vacuous
kooky
mad
aberrant
fatuous
nutty
wacky
misplaced
erroneous
unwarranted
unfounded
fallacious
misconceived
deluded
misled
mistaken
stonewalled
inexpedient
erring
straying
disinformed
confused
stray
errant
bum-steer
bearded
deceived
faked-out
led up the garden path
uncalled for
off course
labouring under a delusion
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking in experience
young
inexperienced
green
new
undeveloped
fresh
naïve
unfledged
uninitiated
unproven
untrained
amateur
amateurish
callow
ignorant
immature
inexpert
naive
tenderfoot
unacquainted
unfamiliar
uninformed
unlearned
unpractised
unqualified
unskilled
unskillful
verdant
innocent
nonprofessional
raw
sophomoric
unconversant
undisciplined
unprofessional
unschooled
unseasoned
unsophisticated
untested
untried
untutored
unversed
jackleg
unaccustomed
underdeveloped
unpracticed
unworldly
lacking experience
wet behind the ears
wide-eyed
kid
prentice
rookie
unused
wet behind ears
unfamiliar with
rude
spring chicken
uninitiate
unrehearsed
unformed
adolescent
juvenile
puerile
unripe
unripened
born yesterday
untaught
uneducated
unequipped
simple
dilettante
nescient
illiterate
unaccomplished
primitive
uncultivated
unpolished
ingenuous
maturing
developing
budding
simpleminded
dewy
naif
unsuspecting
naïf
dewy-eyed
aw-shucks
dilettantish
manual
menial
labouring
UK
blue-collar
cowboy
untalented
inadequate
unhandy
laboring
US
inproficient
awkward
non-technical
unchartered
unlicensed
incompetent
incapable
uncertificated
unlettered
not up to
non-professional
lay
benighted
ill-informed
ill-educated
untamed
unprepared
novice
wild
uncultured
uninstructed
unread
uncouth
dark
backward
unenlightened
lowbrow
philistine
analphabetic
nonliterate
artless
unrefined
vulgar
not trained
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition
shiftless
idle
indolent
lazy
slothful
aimless
good-for-nothing
incompetent
inefficient
lackadaisical
unambitious
unenterprising
apathetic
feckless
improvident
irresponsible
lethargic
spiritless
worthless
dallying
deceitful
devious
directionless
dishonest
dubious
inattentive
laggard
lagging
lifeless
loafing
procrastinating
slack
suspicious
unenergetic
unindustrious
unmotivated
untrustworthy
workshy
useless
no-account
no-good
lousy
ne'er-do-well
ineffectual
futile
feeble
hopeless
inefficacious
counterproductive
hamstrung
weak
ineffective
inexpedient
unpurposed
fustian
reckless
spineless
meaningless
uncareful
carefree
careless
incautious
unreliable
wild
unthrusting
passive
unassertive
unaspiring
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Disgracefully bad or unpleasant
diabolical
dreadful
terrible
appalling
atrocious
awful
frightful
poor
shocking
deplorable
disgraceful
inferior
lamentable
mediocre
shameful
substandard
unsatisfactory
abysmal
bungling
crummy
dire
dismal
hopeless
inadequate
second-rate
shoddy
third-rate
very bad
bum
God-awful
lousy
pathetic
pitiful
rotten
useless
woeful
chronic
duff
nasty
outrageous
pits
poxy
ropy
rubbish
tricky
unpleasant
vile
damnable
direful
egregious
excruciating
hellacious
a load of pants
bad
miserable
execrable
sorry
abominable
pants
incompetent
laughable
godawful
wretched
sucky
ineffectual
horrendous
sad
disastrous
horrible
odious
disappointing
derisory
god-awful
faulty
unacceptable
amateurish
imperfect
deficient
negligent
defective
careless
worthless
broken
inexpert
distressing
unfortunate
second-class
punk
shabby
catastrophic
calamitous
regrettable
cataclysmic
not up to scratch
not up to par
not up to snuff
tragic
ridiculous
rueful
absurd
affecting
ludicrous
ineffective
beastly
foolish-looking
silly
hideous
contemptible
ghastly
incapable
unable to do something for toffee
weak
a dead loss
inproficient
very poor
unproficient
no good
trashy
crude
low
common
base
slipshod
junky
rubbishy
paltry
schlock
tawdry
schlocky
grotty
cheap-jack
low-grade
grim
coarse
bargain-basement
poor-quality
scandalous
sickening
offensive
disgusting
loathsome
abhorrent
horrifying
unspeakable
foul
monstrous
grievous
repugnant
horrific
revolting
horrid
obscene
repulsive
heinous
despicable
detestable
unbearable
repellent
obnoxious
evil
nauseating
nauseous
gross
noisome
pitiable
disagreeable
gruesome
intolerable
wicked
insufferable
distasteful
cheap
opprobrious
rancid
repellant
fulsome
noxious
ugly
macabre
extreme
low-rent
cut-rate
gimcrack
reprehensible
mean
cruddy
heartbreaking
hateful
preposterous
iniquitous
insupportable
terrifying
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
sinful
mournful
ignoble
fearful
stinking
overwhelming
afflictive
criminal
lurid
grisly
terribly bad
sleazy
wrong
cheapjack
trumpery
bodger
el cheapo
not much cop
morbid
inexcusable
feeble
unforgivable
yucky
senseless
inglorious
objectionable
unpardonable
unconscionable
foolish
undesirable
indefensible
immoral
discreditable
ignominious
disreputable
icky
grody
severe
unjustifiable
indescribable
annoying
animal
beast
bestial
sick
intense
beyond contempt
grewsome
terrific
nightmarish
great
nightmare
from hell
irritating
acute
lewd
alarming
nagging
unhappy
dread
frightening
spine-chilling
redoubtable
scary
formidable
forbidding
fearsome
hair-raising
intimidating
strong
unrelenting
serious
painful
brutal
worrying
troublesome
upsetting
distressful
dirty
melancholy
sneaking
ratty
grubby
scabby
scummy
scurvy
lame
harrowing
tenth-rate
infamous
villainous
accursed
cringe-making
nefarious
bloodcurdling
unearthly
sinister
strange
ghoulish
sublime
shuddersome
creepy
baleful
tremendous
eerie
astounding
confounded
cursed
violent
cruel
unreasonable
savage
blameworthy
downer
bummer
dolorous
vicious
steep
ruthless
unendurable
immoderate
exorbitant
unfair
excessive
inhuman
flagrant
barbaric
infernal
exasperating
impossible
unwarranted
fiendish
OTT
extravagant
maddening
O.T.T.
extortionate
uncivilised
UK
depraving
flagitious
debasing
uncivilized
US
ungodly
debauching
corrupt
contumelious
notorious
scurrilous
too great
malevolent
degenerate
shaming
wanton
disgracing
over the top
slovenly
off
desperate
two-bit
cheesy
bush-league
wack
crumby
suboptimal
subpar
piss-poor
wanting
dime-a-dozen
dissatisfactory
bush
sour
tinhorn
stupid
unpopular
fed up
for the birds
disliked
unwelcome
strictly for the birds
harmful
of a sort
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing no strength of character
wet
soft
weak
effete
feeble
silly
foolish
spineless
ineffectual
timorous
weedy
wimpish
wimpy
ineffective
timid
boneless
characterless
cowardly
drippy
frail
invertebrate
nerveless
pathetic
sissified
sissy
spiritless
weakened
weakling
chicken
daft
irresolute
nerdy
wussy
limp-wristed
weak-kneed
wishy-washy
milk-and-water
namby-pamby
yellow-bellied
useless
impotent
inadequate
unassertive
indecisive
gutless
meek
fickle
weak-willed
passive
faltering
dithering
craven
tame
indeterminate
wavering
fallible
pusillanimous
vacillating
powerless
undetermined
lily-livered
faint-hearted
chicken-hearted
corruptible
hemming and hawing
supine
unreliable
unsure
waffling
yellow
yielding
easily led
undependable
effeminate
womanish
unmanly
unmasculine
epicene
queeny
enervated
girlish
fearful
feminine
vapid
insipid
milksoppish
sissyish
pansy-like
candy-assed
debilitated
languid
faint
girly
camp
jejune
emasculate
submissive
slight
delicate
sapped
unsubstantial
enfeebled
wasted
asthenic
tender
down-and-out
prostrated
prostrate
infirm
softened
innocuous
afraid
nervous
snowflake
swishy
petrified
abject
cowed
limp
bland
half-hearted
dishonourable
UK
ignoble
degrading
dishonorable
US
mean
listless
sapless
flavorless
US
flavourless
UK
mediocre
watered-down
dull
simpering
sentimental
colourless
UK
prim
effeminate cockney
susceptible
malleable
vulnerable
impressionable
errant
defenceless
UK
prissy
anaemic
UK
niminy-piminy
imperfect
flawed
erring
resistless
mawkish
mincing
pansified
nancy
flat
over-sentimental
maudlin
watery
banal
easily tempted
defenseless
US
exhausted
drained
tired
flaccid
colorless
US
anemic
US
worn out
squeamish
poltroon
chickenhearted
unheroic
dastardly
recreant
chicken-livered
milk-livered
poor-spirited
forceless
pithless
frightened
amoebalike
without a will of your own
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate
undue
excessive
extreme
immoderate
inordinate
disproportionate
extravagant
improper
inappropriate
intemperate
needless
overmuch
unjustified
unnecessary
unseemly
unsuitable
unwarranted
fulsome
non-essential
superfluous
unneeded
baroque
devilish
exorbitant
fancy
insane
intolerable
lavish
overdue
overextravagant
overweening
plethoric
steep
stiff
too great
too much
towering
unbecoming
uncalled-for
unconscionable
undeserved
unmerciful
unmerited
unreasonable
exceeding
forbidden
gratuitous
ill-advised
illegal
ill-timed
inapt
indecorous
sinister
unapt
uncalled for
underhanded
unfair
unfitting
unjust
unjustifiable
unmeasurable
unseasonable
untimely
unwarrantable
not required
a bit much
over the top
exaggerated
outrageous
extortionate
OTT
dizzying
unrestrained
sky-high
preposterous
wanton
high
indefensible
overkill
enormous
wrongful
irrational
profligate
self-indulgent
unprovoked
prodigal
O.T.T.
way out
stratospheric
redundant
inexcusable
profuse
criminal
unlawful
dear
groundless
surplus
pricey
unrestricted
overpriced
uncurbed
over-the-top
overindulgent
unbalanced
extra
imprudent
monstrous
unbounded
overabundant
dissipated
overboard
senseless
superabundant
too-too
illogical
absonant
uncontrolled
over the odds
arbitrary
unbridled
heavy
unrightful
severe
wrong
up to here
overblown
unacceptable
costing an arm and a leg
egregious
unlimited
unequal
unforgivable
punitive
wasteful
huge
boundless
inflated
supererogatory
illegitimate
super
limitless
ridiculous
indulgent
recrementitious
supernatural
more
over-elaborate
dispensable
nonessential
unessential
wicked
far-out
posh
peremptory
too many
out of all proportion
out of bounds
overripe
elevated
harsh
wild
unpardonable
expensive
in excess
reckless
drastic
violent
abounding
rigorous
theatrical
prohibitive
dissipative
debauched
strict
uneven
tough
extraordinary
overdone
effusive
gushing
gigantic
inequitable
inessential
over
elaborate
punishing
austere
immense
colossal
unrelenting
sharp
oppressive
cruel
grievous
monumental
massive
ungrounded
draconian
unhampered
unchecked
overstated
unethical
vast
giant
mountainous
ludicrous
overelaborate
substantial
great
swingeing
nonsensical
immoral
mammoth
reprehensible
incommensurate
prodigious
bottomless
gross
tremendous
whopping
overgenerous
dishonest
dishonorable
US
beyond the pale
stupendous
fantastic
avoidable
blameworthy
useless
dishonourable
UK
unwanted
hyped up
unrequired
de trop
not in proportion to
out of proportion
out of proportion to
relatively too small for
relatively too large for
over the limit
unreasoned
costly
very great
untempered
going too far
diabolical
very
too
gushy
unreserved
absurd
fancy-pants
passionate
uncontrollable
illicit
without justification
raw
dissolute
unhindered
rampant
tempestuous
abandoned
runaway
hard
dramatic
tall
pompous
pretentious
blown up out of all proportion
very high
very expensive
unwelcome
ungovernable
incontinent
far-fetched
imposing
lofty
a lot
imbalanced
greedy
soaring
outré
stringent
uncivilised
UK
unthinkable
inconceivable
shocking
appalling
sneaky
conscienceless
knavish
barbarous
uncivilized
US
ungodly
horrifying
unholy
decadent
riotous
onerous
rough
ruinous
ornate
optional
fortuitous
uninvited
futile
accidental
bloated
hyperventilated
outsized
outsize
hyperbolized
excessively high
extremely high
crippling
bitter
brutal
hardhanded
rugged
grim
rococo
striking
multistorey
impressive
supreme
sky-scraping
overdrawn
felonious
lawless
exacting
inadequate
insufficient
radical
out of control
murderous
trying
strong
excruciating
burdensome
searing
excess
outstanding
paramount
titanic
magnificent
Brobdingnagian
surpassing
superior
altitudinous
evil
spare
daylight robbery
highway robbery
costing a bomb
a rip-off
hardheaded
pitiless
intractable
relentless
headstrong
inhuman
inexorable
elegant
decorated
bizarre
transcendent
hulking
sublime
stellar
ginormous
unfounded
causeless
costing the earth
out of sight
over one's head
remaining
robust
intense
grandiose
improvident
dire
grotesque
flamboyant
curlicued
convoluted
flowery
fussy
airy
imperial
preeminent
spiring
aerial
unmatchable
ultimate
towery
skyscraping
baseless
infinite
immeasurable
astronomic
humongous
astronomical
desperate
uncompromising
stern
unbending
mega
mighty
unfettered
thumping
silly
monster
extensive
epic
gargantuan
uninhibited
serious
forceful
momentous
far-reaching
unreasoning
indiscriminate
without reason
brutish
careless
biased
prejudiced
incommensurable
florid
ostentatious
overdecorated
busy
bedecked
wedding-cake
showy
gingerbread
supernumerary
rigid
zealous
unmitigated
remorseless
unusual
exceptional
consequential
unyielding
without cause
discriminatory
expendable
fanatical
embellished
ornamental
ornamented
rich
gilt
decorative
very elaborate
unsupportable
assumed
reasonless
disproportionate to
unused
residuary
unproductive
disposable
overworked
super-duper
downright
unconventional
flagrant
uncommon
thorough
absolute
remarkable
ferocious
partisan
over-effusive
laboured
UK
overemphasized
US
over-enthusiastic
left over
waste
pleonastic
to spare
fabulous
utter
sheer
actorly
melodramatic
stagy
affected
sensationalistic
forced
hyped
discriminating
prejudicial
partial
bigoted
not necessary
not appropriate for
not proportional
lacking parity
at odds with
out of line
out of keeping with
out-and-out
overflowing
extraneous
superfluent
leftover
unasked
camp
on your hands
iniquitous
weighted
distorted
intolerant
warped
coloured
UK
slanted
preferential
unprincipled
labored
US
overemphasised
UK
highly coloured
surplus to requirements
irregular
fraudulent
cheating
loaded
discreditable
devious
beyond all bounds
inconsistent
unsymmetrical
overbalanced
asymmetric
disparate
lopsided
top-heavy
nonsymmetrical
bad
culpable
deceitful
vicious
shameful
false
petty
injurious
base
low
vile
colored
US
shameless
laid on with a trowel
one-sided
non-objective
not appropriate to
not commensurate with
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Badly thought out
ill-chosen
adverse
afflicted
awkward
broken
burdened
calamitous
cursed
damaging
deplorable
desperate
destitute
disastrous
doomed
forsaken
hapless
hopeless
ill-fated
ill-starred
in a bad way
inappropriate
infelicitous
inopportune
jinxed
lamentable
luckless
out of luck
pained
poor
regrettable
ruined
ruinous
shattered
star-crossed
stricken
troubled
unbecoming
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
unhappy
unpropitious
unprosperous
unsuccessful
unsuitable
untoward
wretched
Adjective
▲
Of an action that is difficult to perform
labored
US
arduous
artificial
awkward
clumsy
contrived
difficult
leaden
ponderous
strained
tortured
affected
forced
overdone
studied
effortful
hard
heavy
maladroit
operose
overwrought
stiff
strenuous
toilsome
unnatural
uphill
weighty
laborious
demanding
exacting
gruelling
UK
challenging
taxing
grueling
US
tough
onerous
burdensome
exhausting
backbreaking
rigorous
severe
trying
rough
herculean
moiling
tiring
fatiguing
testing
punishing
wearying
sweaty
formidable
tall
back-breaking
hellacious
Herculean
knackering
murderous
wearisome
killing
rugged
killer
exigent
Augean
tiresome
pick-and-shovel
harsh
grinding
painful
relentless
excruciating
troublesome
wearing
brutal
draining
hellish
debilitating
unbearable
stressful
toilful
sapping
energy-consuming
tough going
no picnic
persnickety
tedious
vigorous
irksome
bruising
serious
unremitting
torturous
daunting
oppressive
slavish
difficile
shattering
depleting
slow
cumbersome
laboured
UK
colossal
extreme
boring
enervating
uncomfortable
agonizing
US
harrowing
intolerable
agonising
UK
staggering
bothersome
fierce
unsparing
crushing
worksome
wicked
physical
Sisyphean
overwhelming
monumental
no piece of cake
mean
mammoth
hectic
busy
rough go
protracted
tough job
lengthy
hardworking
dour
dogged
steep
wretched
exerting
plodding
murder
dicey
awful
hazardous
easier said than done
nerve-racking
high-impact
torturesome
unendurable
hard-won
drudgy
backbreaker
immense
upstream
vicious
marathon
cruel
forbidding
troubling
thorny
unnerving
impossible
crippling
high-pressure
prohibitive
problem
intimidating
ominous
insufferable
hairy
merciless
titanic
sticky
mighty
unpleasant
gargantuan
tormenting
not easy
unforgiving
distressing
grim
unyielding
galling
ambitious
jarring
intense
like getting blood out of a stone
solemn
painstaking
distressful
very hard
ferocious
almighty
gigantic
grievous
savage
scabrous
problematic
uphill battle
discomforting
lumbering
sluggish
torpid
leisurely
dragging
crawling
unhurried
traumatic
stringent
frustrating
pressured
fraught
vexatious
weary
worrying
vexing
bitter
hardhanded
inhuman
searing
exasperating
tense
inconvenient
anxious
tricky
excessive
austere
drudging
enervative
agitating
a stinker of a
anxiety-ridden
prodigious
searching
unreasonable
unrelaxing
exorbitant
upsetting
stern
worrisome
immoderate
unfair
aggravating
bad
unjust
drastic
pestilent
tight
hypercritical
thorough
precise
critical
careful
nit-picking
gruff
a nuisance
imperious
glowing
clammy
perspiring
sweating
flinty
rude
crabbed
steely
stark
lowering
ungentle
spartan
louring
sour
an imposition
stretching
by the book
surly
carking
disturbing
superincumbent
knotty
responsible
grave
bathed
slimy
damp
drenched
dripping
moist
large order
heavy sledding
soaked
boiling
hot
warm
soggy
wet
perspiry
diaphoretic
sudoric
sultry
drippy
stinky
humid
horrible
rotten
ghastly
foul
dreadful
horrid
vile
terrible
time-consuming
embittering
pressing
overtaxing
overpowering
headache
horrendous
abominable
appalling
atrocious
disagreeable
nasty
frightful
grotty
covered with sweat
lousy
beastly
a bummer of a
from hell
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Strict or exacting in standards
heavy-handed
harsh
oppressive
hard
severe
insensitive
overbearing
stern
tactless
autocratic
despotic
high-handed
austere
authoritarian
flinty
inconsiderate
merciless
ramrod
rigid
rigorous
ruthless
strict
thoughtless
tough
tyrannical
bungling
domineering
draconian
undiplomatic
brutal
coercive
cruel
excessive
forceful
hardhanded
OTT
overstrict
sadistic
over the top
inhuman
rough
pitiless
relentless
iron-fisted
heavy
stiff
murderous
onerous
grim
dictatorial
repressive
tyrannous
punitive
mean
burdensome
trying
rugged
excruciating
searing
grievous
bitter
inflexible
drastic
unyielding
heartless
unbending
arbitrary
unfeeling
unjust
swingeing
unmerciful
imperious
hard-hearted
undemocratic
callous
unreasonable
unsympathetic
suppressive
anti-democratic
peremptory
illiberal
iron-handed
overweening
exacting
ironhanded
demanding
inordinate
absolute
outrageous
extortionate
sky-high
penal
punishing
stringent
fascistic
totalitarian
unsparing
maleficent
tormenting
torturous
brutish
wolfish
violent
barbaric
savage
truculent
autocratical
dominating
extreme
summary
unrelenting
barbarous
adamant
bossy
masterful
czarist
tsarist
authoritative
magisterial
bullying
monocratic
unkind
Neronian
dour
inhumane
abusive
intolerant
working-class
workworn
blue-collar
exorbitant
steely
stony
unforgiving
hard-shell
hard-nosed
unpitying
critical
hard-boiled
obdurate
very severe
crushing
overwhelming
firm
unemotional
inexorable
unfair
disheartening
gloomy
backbreaking
rough going
bleak
discouraging
weighty
worrying
sombre
UK
distressing
troublesome
stressful
hefty
dismal
exigent
depressive
troubling
dispiriting
somber
US
taxing
depressing
confining
headache
superincumbent
difficult
unpleasant
arduous
disagreeable
strenuous
gruelling
UK
hostile
dire
grueling
US
inclement
intemperate
bad
harrowing
challenging
irksome
awful
testing
vexatious
fatiguing
toilsome
formidable
strong
wild
wearing
exhausting
uphill
laborious
tiring
wretched
upsetting
wearisome
unfriendly
forbidding
traumatic
disturbing
great
intense
uncomfortable
spartan
straitened
stormy
turbulent
tempestuous
dark
terrible
tumultuous
vicious
inhospitable
discomforting
moiling
sweaty
hellacious
herculean
killer
effortful
biting
comfortless
desperate
Draconian
serious
radical
frustrating
pressured
fraught
exasperating
aggravating
hellish
vexing
bothersome
uncompromising
punitory
pestilent
sticky
tight
tricky
worrisome
inconvenient
awkward
a stinker of a
Herculean
killing
back-breaking
a nuisance
persnickety
an imposition
wearying
carking
painful
undue
immoderate
crippling
galling
poignant
nasty
intolerable
towering
unconscionable
steep
sharp
agonizing
US
heartbreaking
fierce
disquieting
heart-rending
hardheaded
intractable
overdue
insane
plethoric
baroque
overextravagant
extravagant
overmuch
headstrong
devilish
miserable
rotten
distasteful
unpalatable
yukky
hurtful
yucky
afflicting
heartrending
chilling
displeasing
uncongenial
unlovely
unwelcome
unhappy
unpleasing
unsavory
US
tragic
ferocious
sour
sad
wicked
remorseless
icky
mortifying
sore
distressful
robust
agonising
UK
offensive
unsavoury
UK
calamitous
provoking
annoying
afflictive
gut-wrenching
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Muddleheaded or confusing
muddleheaded
confusing
disordered
illogical
impractical
ineffective
random
unclear
Adjective
▲
Not producing the expected result
not good enough
unsatisfactory
inadequate
disappointing
not up to par
substandard
dissatisfactory
imperfect
less than ideal
displeasing
lame
less-than-stellar
mediocre
poor
wanting
weak
lacking
lamentable
unacceptable
undesirable
feeble
found wanting
inconsiderable
meagre
UK
meager
US
insubstantial
too little
laughable
unworthy
bereft
not acceptable
not okay
objectionable
scant
second-rate
shabby
deficient
insufficient
inferior
pathetic
below par
not up to scratch
not much cop
suboptimal
no good
faulty
defective
unsatisfying
disagreeable
failing
sub-par
not ideal
less than optimal
unideal
less than satisfactory
rubbish
ropy
falling short
bathetic
duff
distasteful
unfulfilling
sorry
underwhelming
not up to snuff
uninteresting
ineffective
pitiful
anticlimactic
disillusioning
dissatisfying
bad
deplorable
lousy
unsuitable
terrible
for the birds
no great shakes
insufferable
impermissible
junky
rotten
amiss
schlocky
crummy
offensive
bush-league
distressing
off
wrong
damaged
intolerable
disquieting
wack
wretched
inadmissible
regrettable
inappropriate
ill
thin
crumby
punk
subpar
bush
sour
disturbing
sad
paltry
disconcerting
leaving a lot to be desired
unsound
sketchy
patchy
incomplete
impaired
flawed
shy
short
absent
low
scarce
shoddy
missing
unfinished
limited
restricted
unrefined
needing
unpolished
not up to standard
bodger
scanty
deprived
omitted
half-baked
empty
cooked
less
gone
away
needed
unfulfilled
destitute
bankrupt
devoid
out of gas
burned out
in default
not up to expectations
leaving much to be desired
cut off
too little too late
under par
below average
abject
awful
appalling
abysmal
dismal
atrocious
dreadful
crude
trashy
rubbishy
miserable
execrable
low-grade
third-rate
dire
diabolical
tatty
middling
worthless
grotty
tenth-rate
below standard
unseemly
disgraceful
exceptionable
obnoxious
improper
insupportable
amateurish
woeful
unimpressive
reprehensible
horrible
stinking
cruddy
pitiable
dodgy
abominable
unreasonable
questionable
dubious
nasty
repugnant
contemptible
hopeless
condemnable
scurrilous
horrid
disastrous
horrendous
out
damnable
cheapo
vile
odious
gross
irremediable
garbage
loathsome
indefensible
stinky
inacceptable
unappealing
uninviting
reject
won't do
low-quality
over the fence
poor quality
God-awful
not on
second rate
not cricket
two-bit
of poor quality
from hunger
beyond the pale
of low quality
poor-quality
second-class
not quite the done thing
out of order
undistinguished
uninspired
under the weather
off-form
not oneself
jerry-built
tinny
frightful
bum
pants
valueless
craptacular
common
schlock
cheesy
gimcrack
cheap
cheapjack
coarse
sleazy
trumpery
direful
egregious
weak sauce
cut-rate
low-rent
el cheapo
bargain-basement
a load of pants
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not having the power to influence people or events
impotent
powerless
weak
helpless
ineffective
feeble
unable
effete
frail
hamstrung
handcuffed
hog-tied
impuissant
incapable
incompetent
lame
paralysed
UK
paralyzed
US
enervated
incapacitated
infirm
nerveless
crippled
dud
enfeebled
forceless
gutless
infecund
prostrate
puny
unproductive
high and dry
past it
paper tiger
ineffectual
toothless
debilitated
weakened
pathetic
wimpish
emasculated
flabby
handicapped
strengthless
impaired
useless
edentulous
defenseless
US
boneless
spineless
wasteful
disorganized
US
compromised
lacking
vulnerable
disadvantaged
wussy
disadvantageous
unpowerful
defenceless
UK
feckless
impoverished
diminished
disorganised
UK
restrained
hindered
restricted
noneffective
immobilized
US
unfit
indisposed
disabled
laid up
hurt
injured
wornout
sidelined
harmed
broken-down
laid-up
out-of-action
confined
bedridden
maimed
undermined
immobilised
UK
hors de combat
out of action
out of commission
delicate
failing
sickly
wasted
faint
weakly
exhausted
doddering
languid
ailing
unwell
poorly
etiolated
shaky
decrepit
tottery
tottering
down-and-out
soft
sapped
asthenic
doddery
unsubstantial
low
tender
prostrated
weedy
wimpy
softened
shilpit
slight
trembly
trembling
dopey
gentle
sapless
flat
meager
US
vitiated
aged
zero
insufficient
fragile
meagre
UK
woozy
half-hearted
out of gas
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Hesitant or uncertain
halting
faltering
hesitant
stumbling
stammering
stuttering
imperfect
awkward
disjointed
hesitating
laboured
UK
broken
non-fluent
bumbling
claudicant
clumsy
doubtful
gauche
ham-fisted
ham-handed
indecisive
irresolute
labored
US
lumbering
maladroit
slow
tentative
uncertain
unhandy
vacillating
vacillatory
wavering
wooden
rudimentary
limited
deficient
weak
timid
Adjective
▲
Not very convincing
flimsy
poor
thin
unconvincing
feeble
inadequate
weak
implausible
trivial
unsatisfactory
unsubstantial
insufficient
pathetic
transparent
trifling
frivolous
paltry
shallow
tenuous
assailable
baseless
contemptible
controvertible
fallacious
false
groundless
illogical
inane
inconceivable
incredible
lame
puerile
superficial
unbelievable
ungrounded
unpersuasive
unreasonable
weakly
wishful
improbable
unlikely
questionable
doubtful
far-fetched
dubious
fantastic
fanciful
suspect
preposterous
insubstantial
absurd
unrealistic
hard to swallow
fishy
unthinkable
half-baked
sketchy
unapt
unimaginable
debatable
slight
unsound
ineffectual
difficult to believe
hollow
farfetched
flat
impossible
ridiculous
not likely
frothy
iffy
empty
hard to believe
untenable
beyond belief
cock-and-bull
scarcely credible
tame
skin-deep
faulty
ineffective
nonsensical
ludicrous
specious
obscure
puzzling
incongruous
exaggerated
reachy
problematic
uncompelling
fantastical
incredulous
uncertain
unimpressive
surface
dubitable
unconceivable
simplistic
vain
glib
won't wash
bizarre
incoherent
meaningless
equivocal
farcical
won't hold water
full of holes
forced
laboured
UK
tall
lightweight
labored
US
facile
mind-boggling
cursory
casual
far out
silly
cock and bull
full of it
hard to take
beyond the bounds of possibility
one-dimensional
impractical
unsuccessful
unexpected
useless
fruitless
futile
profitless
phony
US
unplausible
too much
unnatural
contrived
phoney
UK
for the birds
elaborate
outlandish
threadbare
hokey
overdone
vague
flawed
irrational
unimagined
misleading
overblown
puny
scanty
scant
vapid
rare
slim
impracticable
hundred-to-one
unsubstantiated
contradictory
inconclusive
nebulous
sensational
embellished
untrue
fabricated
dishonest
suspicious
outrageous
untruthful
extravagant
external
skimpy
meager
US
meagre
UK
shady
spectacular
laughable
hyperbolic
depthless
spurious
unsustainable
unsupportable
invalid
shaky
irreconcilable
senseless
indefensible
slim and none
not expected
outside chance
unheard of
faltering
inefficient
unpleasing
unsuitable
flabby
artificial
slapdash
untrustworthy
embroidered
distorted
disputable
histrionic
arguable
unreliable
undependable
weak-kneed
nonrational
airy
illegitimate
unreasoning
fatuous
nutty
wacky
unfounded
unreasoned
inconsequent
inconsequential
outward
passing
basic
blown up
off the wall
self-contradictory
apparent
smattery
on the outside
cosmetic
generic
on the surface
simple-minded
lacking in depth
complicated
out of the ordinary
strained
remote
ponderous
strange
doubtable
speculative
undecided
unconfirmed
unsettled
unsure
not convincing
long shot
fat chance
on thin ice
touch-and-go
simple
schematic
ignorant
oversimplified
uncritical
unthinking
piddling
foolish
featherbrained
unscholarly
petty
unintelligent
flighty
wishy-washy
empty-headed
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