| Main Entry: | unskilled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | untrained |
Synonyms: |
awkward, green*, inadequate, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, inproficient, not up to, raw*, unable, undeveloped, uneducated, unequipped, unhandy, unqualified, unschooled, untalented |
| Main Entry: | amateurish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprofessional |
Synonyms: |
bush-league, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, unskilled, untrained |
| Main Entry: | awkward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, inelegant |
Synonyms: |
all thumbs, amateurish, artless, blundering, bulky, bumbling, bungling, butterfingers, coarse, floundering, gawky, graceless, green*, having two left feet, having two left hands, incompetent, inept, inexpert, klutzy, lumbering, maladroit, oafish, rude, stiff, stumbling, uncoordinated, uncouth, unfit, ungainly, ungraceful, unhandy, unpolished, unrefined, unskilled, unskillful |
Antonyms: |
adroit, artful, dexterous, elegant, graceful, handy, skillful |
| Main Entry: | dilettante |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amateurish |
Synonyms: |
artsy fartsy, dabbling, green*, half-baked, half-cocked, rookie, tenderfoot, unaccomplished, ungifted, unskilled |
Antonyms: |
professional |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexperienced |
Synonyms: |
artless, callow, green*, natural, new, raw, tenderfooted, uncultivated, unpracticed, unskilled, untrained, untried, unversed, young, youthful |
Antonyms: |
experienced |
| Main Entry: | inapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incompetent; not suitable |
Synonyms: |
awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, gauche, ill-adapted, ill-fitted, ill-suited, improper, inadept, inapposite, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, infelicitous, insipid, jejune, maladroit, malapropos, slow, stupid, unable, undexterous, unfacile, unfit, unhandy, unmeet, unproficient, unskilled, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely |
| Notes: | inapt is 'not suitable or appropriate' while unapt is 'not likely or inclined' |
Antonyms: |
apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited |
| Main Entry: | incapable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not adequate; helpless |
Synonyms: |
butterfingers, disqualified, feeble, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, ineffective, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, inproficient, insufficient, losing, naive, not equal to, not up to, poor, powerless, unable, uncool, unequipped, unfit, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, unsuited, weak |
Antonyms: |
capable, competent, qualified, strong |
| Main Entry: | incompetent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unskillful, unable |
Synonyms: |
amateur, amateurish, awkward, bungling, bush-league, clumsy, disqualified, floundering, helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insufficient, maladroit, not cut out for, not equal to, not have it, out to lunch, raw, unadapted, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, unhandy, uninitiated, unproficient, unqualified, unskilled, untrained, useless |
Antonyms: |
able, adept, capable, competent, dexterous, effective, efficient, experienced, expert, proficient, skillful |
| Main Entry: | inefficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working well; wasteful |
Synonyms: |
can't hack it, careless, disorganized, extravagant, faulty, feeble, half-baked, improficient, improvident, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert, not cut out for, prodigal, shooting blanks, slack, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfit, unprepared, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained, weak |
Antonyms: |
able, capable, competent, efficient, expert, useful |
| Main Entry: | menial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lowly, low-status |
Synonyms: |
abject, base, baseborn, boring, common, degrading, demeaning, dull, fawning, grovelling, humble, humdrum, ignoble, ignominious, low, mean, obeisant, obsequious, routine, servile, slavish, sorry, subservient, sycophantic, unskilled, vile |
Antonyms: |
elevated, skilled, superior, talented |