unskilled

unskilled
Synonyms and related words:
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

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • unskilled — un‧skilled [ˌʌnˈskɪld◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES 1. an unskilled worker has not been trained for any job that needs special skills: • Half the plant s unskilled workers risk losing their jobs. • Unskilled labour costs four times as much in… …   Financial and business terms

  • unskilled — [unskild′] adj. not skilled; specif., a) having no special skill or training b) requiring or using no special skill or training [unskilled labor] c) showing a lack of skill …   English World dictionary

  • unskilled — index amateur, incompetent, inexperienced, unaccustomed, unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unskilled — 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of SKILL (Cf. skill) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unskilled — [adj] untrained awkward, green*, inadequate, incompetent, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, inproficient, not up to*, raw*, unable, undeveloped, uneducated, unequipped, unhandy, unqualified, unschooled, untalented; concept 527 …   New thesaurus

  • unskilled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having or requiring special skill or training …   English terms dictionary

  • unskilled — [[t]ʌ̱nskɪ̱ld[/t]] 1) ADJ People who are unskilled do not have any special training for a job. He went to Paris in search of work as an unskilled labourer... Most of those who left the province to work abroad were unskilled. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n… …   English dictionary

  • unskilled — /un skild /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to workers who lack technical training or skill. 2. not demanding special training or skill: unskilled occupations. 3. exhibiting a marked lack of skill or competence: an unskilled painting; an unskilled… …   Universalium

  • unskilled — adjective Date: 1559 1. not skilled in a branch of work ; lacking technical training < an unskilled worker > 2. not requiring skill < unskilled jobs > 3. marked by lack of skill < produced unskilled poems > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unskilled — un|skilled [ˌʌnˈskıld] adj 1.) an unskilled worker has not been trained for a particular type of job ▪ companies employing unskilled labour (=people who have no special training) 2.) unskilled work, jobs etc do not need people with special skills …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unskilled — un|skilled [ ,ʌn skıld ] adjective working at a job that does not need much education, training, or experience: unskilled workers a. used about jobs that unskilled people do: unskilled labor b. unable to do a job that needs skill …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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