 |
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unskilled
adjective
1: 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" [ant: {skilled}]
2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {amateur}, {inexpert}]
3: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn: {incompetent}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "unskilled": a novice at, a stranger to, amateurish, callow, dabbling, dilettante, dilettantish, fresh, green, green as grass, ignorant, immature, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, new to, raw, semiskilled, unaccomplished, unaccustomed to, unacquainted with, unbusinesslike, uncoached, unconversant, unconversant with, undeveloped, unendowed, unexperienced, unfamiliar with, unfinished, unfledged, ungifted, uninitiated, uninitiated in, unmatured, unpolished, unpracticed, unpracticed in, unprepared, unprimed, unprofessional, unripe, unschooled, unseasoned, unskilled in, unskillful, untalented, untaught, untrained, untried, untutored, unused to, unversed, unversed in, unworkmanlike
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |