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

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

Trump wanted to nominate Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence until even Republican senators warned him that the Texas congressman was too partisan and inexperienced for the job.

From Slate

This was entertaining from the outset - the same inexperienced England squad looking far more comfortable in the shorter format.

From BBC

Related Words

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