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Synonyms for unskilled
ʌnˈskɪldun·skilled

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unskilled

    Ignorant signifies destitute of education or knowledge, or lacking knowledge or information; it is thus a relative term. The most learned man is still ignorant of many things; persons are spoken of as ignorant who have not the knowledge that has become generally diffused in the world; the ignorant savage may be well instructed in matters of the field and the chase, and is thus more properly untutored than ignorant. Illiterate is without letters and the knowledge that comes through reading. Unlettered is similar in meaning to illiterate, but less absolute; the unlettered man may have acquired the art of reading and writing and some elementary knowledge; the uneducated man has never taken any systematic course of mental training. Ignorance is relative; illiteracy is absolute; we have statistics of illiteracy; no statistics of ignorance are possible.

    Synonyms:
    ignorant, ill-informed, illiterate, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, untaught, untutored

    Antonyms:
    educated, instructed, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unskilledadjective

    not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

    "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"

    Synonyms:
    incompetent, inexpert, amateurish, amateur

    Antonyms:
    versatile, consummate, accomplished, good, technical, complete, skilful, practiced, ball-hawking, sure-handed, proficient, skilled, virtuoso(a), expert, adept, masterly, skillful, delicate, mean, masterful, arch(a), professional, hot

  2. amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilledadjective

    lacking professional skill or expertise

    "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

    Synonyms:
    recreational, incompetent, inexpert, amateur, unpaid, amateurish

    Antonyms:
    complete, accomplished, ball-hawking, expert, masterful, arch(a), skillful, virtuoso(a), skilled, consummate, proficient, masterly, good, delicate, technical, versatile, mean, hot, practiced, skilful, professional, adept, sure-handed

  3. incompetent, unskilledadjective

    not doing a good job

    "incompetent at chess"

    Synonyms:
    inexpert, amateur, unqualified, amateurish, incompetent, bungling, fumbling, incapable, unequal to(p), clumsy

    Antonyms:
    arch(a), complete, proficient, technical, good, consummate, hot, expert, mean, sure-handed, accomplished, delicate, masterful, skillful, practiced, professional, virtuoso(a), adept, skilled, versatile, skilful, masterly, ball-hawking

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unskilledadjective

    Synonyms:
    inexperienced, undrilled, unexercised, unpractised, undisciplined, uneducated, unschooled, unprepared, raw

  2. unskilledadjective

    Synonyms:
    awkward, UNSKILFUL

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unskilledadjective

    Synonyms:
    unpracticed, unskillful, empirical

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#1935amateur
#6590recreational
#13964unpaid
#14614ignorant
#20455incapable
#24911incompetent
#28776clumsy
#29086unqualified
#32447illiterate
#35413unskilled
#42339uninformed
#46925uneducated
#48964untrained
#57710fumbling
#85218amateurish
#94975unlearned
#108120bungling
#139288unenlightened
#191467unlettered
#201184untutored
#261906untaught
#286358inexpert
#288760uninstructed

How to use unskilled in a sentence?

  1. Wernher von Braun:

    Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft... and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.

  2. Guo Jifeng:

    I focus on unskilled workers... If you were working in a state-owned enterprise, you now have no other options.

  3. Sung Won Sohn:

    Up until now we have had people rejoining the labor force, which allowed businesses to hire people, especially at the unskilled and semi-skilled level, there are signs that well could be running dry.

  4. Edward Gibbon:

    Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

  5. John Anthony Ciardi:

    Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.

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