UNSKILLED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNSKILLED?

Need another word that means the same as “unskilled”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “unskilled” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unskilled” are: amateur, amateurish, inexpert, incompetent, untrained, unqualified, untaught, unschooled

Unskilled as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unskilled" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unskilled” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not doing a good job.
• Not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency.
• Lacking professional skill or expertise.
• Not having or requiring special skill or training.

Synonyms of "Unskilled" as an adjective (8 Words)

amateur	Engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional. Gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals.
amateurish	Lacking professional skill or expertise. Her amateurish interviewing technique.
incompetent	Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. The patient is deemed legally incompetent.
inexpert	Having or showing a lack of skill or knowledge. Inexpert but conscientious efforts.
unqualified	Not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training. I am singularly unqualified to write about football.
unschooled	Lacking in schooling. She was unschooled in the niceties of royal behaviour.
untaught	Not acquired by teaching; natural or spontaneous. By untaught instinct they know that scent means food.
untrained	Not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training. Young minds untrained in the habit of concentration.

Usage Examples of "Unskilled" as an adjective

• Unskilled manual workers.
• An unskilled painting.
• Workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities.
• Unskilled in the art of rhetoric.
• Unskilled labor.
• Unskilled workmanship.

Associations of "Unskilled" (30 Words)

amateur	A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis. Gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals.
amateurish	Lacking professional skill or expertise. A very amateurish job.
beginner	Someone new to a field or activity. A beginner s guide.
bungling	Showing lack of skill or aptitude. The work of a bungling amateur.
clumsy	Awkward in movement or in handling things. Clumsy fingers.
feckless	Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible. Her feckless younger brother.
gauche	Unsophisticated and socially awkward. Their excellent manners always made me feel gauche.
geek	A person with an unusual or odd personality. A computer geek.
handling	The management of someone or something. The handling of prisoners.
incapable	Lacking capacity or ability. Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech.
incompetent	An incompetent person. Incompetent witnesses.
inconsiderate	Thoughtlessly causing hurt or inconvenience to others. Shockingly inconsiderate behavior.
ineffective	Lacking in power or forcefulness. An ineffective administration.
ineligible	Legally or officially unable to be considered for a position or benefit. Ineligible for retirement benefits.
inept	Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse. If the rumor is true can anything be more inept than to repeat it now.
inexperienced	Having little knowledge or experience of a particular thing. An inexperienced driver.
laborer	Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor.
layman	A non-ordained male member of a Church. He was an active Catholic layman.
maladroit	Inefficient or inept; clumsy. Both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled.
menial	A person with a menial job. Menial factory jobs.
neophyte	A new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist. A cast of neophyte actors.
novice	A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation. He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.
rusty	Impaired in skill by neglect. A rusty machine.
semiskilled	Possessing or requiring limited skills. A semiskilled job.
senile	(of a condition) characteristic of or caused by old age. Senile decay.
tactless	Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others. In the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age.
unpracticed	Not having had extensive practice.
unprofessional	Below or contrary to the standards expected in a particular profession. A report on unprofessional conduct.
unqualified	Not limited or restricted. A wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband.
unskillful	Poorly done. It was an unskillful attempt.