as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
The depth issues probably won't be solved for another two years and the inexperience is only going to be solved with time.
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
That means rookie Cole Bishop would get the start, and because of his relative inexperience compared to the rest of the defense, that is a pressure point for the Chiefs to try to target.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Poles said Williams’ inexperience and need for growth, coupled with the way Waldron taught, resulted in some of the offense’s problems.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
This storm could shut down road and air travel along the coastal stretch from Houston to the Florida Panhandle for days due to the lack of snow plowing equipment and the region's inexperience with these winter hazards.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
That means rookie Cole Bishop would get the start, and because of his relative inexperience compared to the rest of the defense, that is a pressure point for the Chiefs to try to target.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Poles said Williams’ inexperience and need for growth, coupled with the way Waldron taught, resulted in some of the offense’s problems.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
This storm could shut down road and air travel along the coastal stretch from Houston to the Florida Panhandle for days due to the lack of snow plowing equipment and the region's inexperience with these winter hazards.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperience. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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