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- DictionaryIn·apt/iˈnapt/
adjective
- 1. not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances: "a more inapt name I cannot imagine"
a. : not suitable. an inapt analogy. b. : inept. inaptly. (ˌ)i-ˈnap (t)-lē. adverb. inaptness. (ˌ)i-ˈnapt-nəs. noun. Synonyms. amiss. graceless. improper. inapposite. inappropriate. incongruous. incorrect. indecorous. inept.
adjective. uk / ɪˈnæpt / us / ɪˈnæpt / Add to word list. not suitable for the situation: His comments were perhaps inapt. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom. beneath your dignity idiom. beyond the pale idiom. incorrectly. indecent. ineligibility.
adjective. not apt or fitting. Synonyms: unsuited, inapposite, unfit, inappropriate, unsuitable. Antonyms: appropriate. without aptitude or capacity. Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, incapable. Antonyms: capable. inapt. / ɪnˈæpt /.
adjective. us / ɪˈnæpt / uk / ɪˈnæpt / Add to word list. not suitable for the situation: His comments were perhaps inapt. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom. beneath your dignity idiom. beyond the pale idiom. incorrectly. indecent. ineligibility.
adjective. not elegant or graceful in expression. synonyms: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inept. infelicitous. not appropriate in application; defective.
inapt in American English. (ɪnˈæpt ) adjective. 1. not apt; not suitable; inappropriate. 2. lacking skill or aptitude; inept. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
unsuited; incapable; clumsy; inappropriate: His inapt response did not address the issue.
