Unskillful

Synonyms for "unskillful" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

alert artless bad base black criminal deficient evilhalf assedhalf-assed ill imperfect improper

Adjective(5 words)

awkward botchy butcherly clumsy gauche

Strong matches (25)

inaccurate inadept inadequate inapt inattentive inauspicious incapable incompetent inefficient inept inexpedient inexpert inferior insufficient invalid little maladroit malevolent mean mediocre

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not comparablenot in it

Adjective(3 words)

incompetent inept maladroit

Related words (43)

open-eyedout of itout of the runningpeccant pedestrian petty poor shabby sinful sinisterskill lessskill-less small thoughtless trivial unapt undeft undexterous undextrous unfacile

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unfavorable unfit unfitted unhandy unhealthy unintelligent unkind unpleasant unproficient unqualified unready unskilled unsleeping untoward unworkmanlike vicious vigilant wakeful wicked wide-awake wrong

Adjective(2 words)

unproficient unskilled

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

deficiencydexterity deficiencyinadequacy incompetencemanual skill deficiencymotor deficiency

More specific

7 entries

awkwardawkward handlingclumsyfumbling movementsimprecise manipulationjerky movementmaladroit

Collocations

5 entries

unskillful executionunskillful handlingunskillful manipulationunskillful performanceunskillful technique

Inflections

4 entries

least skillfulless skillfulmore unskillfulmost unskillful

Derivations

2 entries

unskillfully unskillfulness

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