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as in incompetent
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
an unskillful editor can be worse than none at all
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as in inexperienced
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
some painfully unskillful playing by the band's guitarist
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Recent Examples of unskillful
It was intended to be a mockery of the way White people danced, though plantation owners often interpreted slaves' movements as unskillful attempts to be like them.
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Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
As is often the case, Louie was unlucky — and also unskillful.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
As is often the case, Louie was unlucky — and also unskillful.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unskillful
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The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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No doubt, President Biden was more than peeved that Harris and the Democrat-media-money machine overthrew him for someone that even Joe recognized was glaringly incompetent.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In my view, Trump is grossly unfit to be president, in both mind and character — especially the latter.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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The former Trump employee, who has a Harvard Law School degree, has campaigned against Trump during the election, branding him unfit for office.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fritz could acquire land near the city, hire both skilled and unskilled labor, and insert his new company in the trade and finance links the city had with the outside world, thanks to the social capital present in the city and his access to it.Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
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The researchers use a number of examples: the toolmaking done by our primate relatives, asking unskilled humans to make a stone tool, and random chipping of rocks.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
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It had initially been thought this was a sign of affection toward their owners, or a gift to their owner who is incapable of hunting themselves.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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After a search that included Doris Day (deemed not spontaneous enough) and Elizabeth Taylor (deemed incapable of singing), Gaynor was chosen.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Unskillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unskillful. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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