inexperienced

[ in-ik-speer-ee-uhnst ]

adjective

1. not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.

   Synonyms: naive, green, raw, unpracticed, inexpert, unskilled

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexperienced¹

First recorded in 1620–30; inexperience + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Curtis Jones, Lewis Hall and Morgan Rogers all made their debut as an inexperienced England side convincingly beat Greece.

From BBC

No, the one who was causing Croatia the problems was the youngest and most inexperienced one of all.

From BBC

Trump had mixed results with his first-term nominations, even as he chose from an inexperienced talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times

In the end, an inexperienced and makeshift team made the task look relatively easy.

From BBC

“There is a perfect storm of young inexperienced staff with poor vetting and inadequate training being thrown into a dystopian environment," Mr Podmore says, "where violence and organised crime dominate a failing prison system.”

From BBC

Related Words

• immature
• inept
• naive
• undisciplined
• unschooled
• unsophisticated
• untried
• young