Synonyms for inexpert
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Unskilled
unskilled, amateurish, clumsy, amateur, bungling, unprofessional, inapt, awkward, unskillful, unskilful UK, green, maladroit, unhandy, unproficient, inept
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
My inexpert attempts at repairing the hole with duct tape only made the problem worse.
Example sentences
- amateur You're a professional, whereas I'm an amateur.
- clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
- unskilled He was very unskilled at his job, so the manager fired him.
- amateurish Sami did something stupid and so amateurish.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inexpert | falling | |
| amateur | steady | |
| clumsy | rising | |
| unskilled | falling | |
| amateurish | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- green1, inept2, inapt
- 6 letters
- clumsy2
- 7 letters
- awkward2, amateur3, unhandy
- 8 letters
- bungling3, unexpert
- 9 letters
- unskilled2, maladroit3, unskilful
- 10 letters
- amateurish4, unskillful
- 12 letters
- unproficient
- 14 letters
- unprofessional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inept2 = 2 syllables).