English adjective: unskilled | |||
1. | unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Similar | artless, botched, botchy, bungled, bungling, butcherly, clumsy, crude, fumbling, hopeless, humble, incompetent, lowly, lubberly, menial, out of practice, rough, rusty, semiskilled, unskillful, weak | ||
See also | incompetent, inexperienced, inexperient | ||
Antonyms | skilled | ||
2. | unskilled lacking professional skill or expertise | ||
Samples | A very amateurish job. Inexpert but conscientious efforts. An unskilled painting. | ||
Synonyms | amateur, amateurish, inexpert | ||
Similar | unprofessional | ||
Antonyms | professional | ||
3. | unskilled not doing a good job | ||
Samples | Incompetent at chess. | ||
Synonyms | incompetent | ||
Similar | bad | ||
Antonyms | good | ||