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Synonyms for unskillful

Most common

clumsy unskilled

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Butcherly

butcherly, botchy

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not skillful.

Related words

Is a kind of
incompetent noncompetent uncompetent
Other spellings
unskilful UK

Example sentences

  • clumsy Her movements were awkward and her gesture clumsy.
  • unskilled He was very unskilled at his job, so the manager fired him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unskillfulsteady
clumsyrising
unskilledfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bad1
5 letters
inept2
6 letters
clumsy2, botchy
7 letters
awkward2, useless2
8 letters
bungling3, inexpert
9 letters
unskilled2, maladroit3, butcherly

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inept2 = 2 syllables).