* Informal: "My attempt to bake a cake was so inept that it ended up looking like a burnt brick."
* Formal: "The company's inept handling of the crisis led to a significant loss of public trust."
* Humorous: "He tried to fix the leaky faucet, but his inept efforts only made it worse."
* Descriptive: "The inept waiter spilled soup all over my new dress."
* Figurative: "Their inept leadership was like a ship without a rudder, drifting aimlessly."