Synonyms for amateurish
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
Example sentences
- amateur You're a professional, whereas I'm an amateur.
- unprofessional Mennad can't be under Baya. She's so unprofessional.
- unskilled He was very unskilled at his job, so the manager fired him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| amateurish | steady | |
| amateur | steady | |
| unprofessional | rising | |
| unskilled | falling | |
| inexpert | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- amateur3
- 8 letters
- inexpert
- 9 letters
- unskilled2
- 12 letters
- unproficient
- 14 letters
- unprofessional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amateur3 = 3 syllables).