Synonyms for "unskillful" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

unskilledalertartlessawkwardbadbaseblackcriminaldeficientevilhalf assedhalf-assedillimperfect

Adjective(2 words)

botchybutcherly

Adjective(1 words)

ham-fisted

Strong matches (25)

improperinaccurateinadeptinadequateinaptinattentiveinauspiciousincapableincompetentinefficientineptinexpedientinexpertinferiorinsufficientinvalidlittlemaladroitmalevolentmean

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mediocrenot comparablenot in itopen-eyed

Adjective(1 words)

miserable

Related words (42)

out of itout of the runningpeccantpedestrianpettypoorshabbysinfulsinisterskill lessskill-lesssmallthoughtlesstrivialunaptundeftundexterousundextrousunfacileunfavorable

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unfitunfittedunhandyunhealthyunintelligentunkindunpleasantunproficientunqualifiedunreadyunsleepinguntowardunworkmanlikeuselessviciousvigilantwakefulwickedwide-awakewrong

Adjective(2 words)

unskilleduseless

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

3 entries

incompetentnoncompetentuncompetent

Related terms

2 entries

unskilledunskillfully

coordinate

2 entries

unexperienceduntalented

derived from

1 entries

skillful

related to

3 entries

skillfulunskilledunskillfully

similar

2 entries

unskilled

Translations

21 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• непохватен adj (not skilful)
• несръчен adj (not skilful)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

• 不熟練 /不熟练 adj (not skilful)
• 嫩 adj (not skilful)

Esperanto

1 entries

• mallerta adj (not skilful)

Japanese

1 entries

• 下手な adj (not skilful)

Latin

1 entries

• incallidus adj (not skilful)

Manchu

1 entries

• ᡳᠴᡝ adj (not skilful)

Māori

2 entries

• hakorea adj (not skilful)
• ninipa adj (not skilful)

Polish

3 entries

• nieumiejętny adj (not skilful)
• niewprawny adj (not skilful)
• niezręczny adj (not skilful)

Romanian

1 entries

• nepriceput adj (not skilful)

Russian

2 entries

• неиску́сный adj (not skilful)
• неуме́лый adj (not skilful)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

• mì-theòma adj (not skilful)

Spanish

3 entries

• desmañado adj (not skilful)
• inhábil adj (not skilful)
• tegua adj (not skilful)

Ukrainian

1 entries

• невмі́лий adj (not skilful)

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