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Inept vs Inadequate - What's the difference?

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Inept is a related term of inadequate.


As adjectives the difference between inept and inadequate

is that inept is not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence while inadequate is .

inept

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence
  • Unfit; unsuitable

    • Antonyms

    * adept * skillful

    Related terms

    * apt * aptitude

    inadequate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate .