untalented
Without natural skill
Untalented means lacking talent or natural ability in a particular area.
The word often carries a harsh judgment: an untalented writer, hopelessly untalented at sports.
Someone untalented in one domain may excel in another—the term is usually context-specific rather than a blanket assessment of a person's worth.
Nonprofessional participant
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- unpracticedWithout training or skill
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
greenhorn · rookie · neophyte · beginner · dabbler · dilettante · unpolished · raw
Lacking skill or competence
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
bungling · ineffective · useless · unfit · maladroit · awkward · ham-handed · fumbling
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
forgettable · unimpressive · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · undistinguished · second-rate · middling · pedestrian
Not standing out
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- giftlessHaving no presents
- uncreativeLacking originality or invention
unimaginative · uninventive · artless · unoriginal · derivative · uninspired · unendowed · unpromising
amateur
Nonprofessional participant
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- unpracticedWithout training or skill
inexperienced · greenhorn · rookie · neophyte · beginner · dabbler · dilettante · unpolished · raw · unseasoned
inept
Lacking skill or competence
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- cluelessLacking any understanding
hopeless · bungling · ineffective · useless · unfit · maladroit · awkward · ham-handed · fumbling · botching
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- unexceptionalNot standing out
commonplace · forgettable · unimpressive · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · undistinguished · second-rate · middling · pedestrian · lackluster
unexceptional
Not standing out
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- giftlessHaving no presents
uncreative · unimaginative · uninventive · artless · unoriginal · derivative · uninspired · unendowed · unpromising · limited
untalentedtalented
Having natural ability
gifted · prodigious · prodigy · wunderkind · genius
untalentedskilled
Having learned ability
expert · accomplished · proficient · masterful · adept