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inexperienced

/ɪnɛkˈspiriɪnst/
/ɪnɛkˈspiriɪnst/
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Definitions of inexperienced
  1. adjective
    lacking practical experience or training
    synonyms: inexperient
    callow, fledgling, unfledged
    young and inexperienced
    new, raw
    lacking training or experience
    naive, uninitiate, uninitiated
    not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
    unpracticed, unpractised, unversed
    not having had extensive practice
    unseasoned, untested, untried, young
    not tried or tested by experience
    unskilled
    not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
    naif, naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
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    antonyms:
    experienced
    having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
    full-fledged, fully fledged
    (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
    intimate, knowledgeable, versant, versed
    thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
    old, older
    skilled through long experience
    practiced, practised
    skillful after much practice
    seasoned, veteran
    rendered competent through trial and experience
    skilled
    having or showing or requiring special skill
    tough, toughened
    physically toughened
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