Synonyms and antonyms of unskilled in English

unskilled

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BAD AT SOMETHING

There is a shortage of both skilled and unskilled workers.

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bad at
I was overweight and bad at sport.
hopeless
I’m completely hopeless in the kitchen.
useless
mainly UK informal
He’s useless at maths.
rubbish
UK informal
She’s a pretty rubbish singer, really.
incompetent
The rules have made it hard to remove incompetent teachers.
inept
He is a woefully inept communicator.
inexpert
He is an enthusiastic if inexpert dancer.
weak
These students are weak in some aspects of language use.
amateurish
disapproving
Her first efforts at writing were amateurish to say the least.

Antonym and example

good at
I'm good at playing cards.

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Bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. are unpleasant and cause difficulties or harm. You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard. If someone is bad at something, they lack skill in that doing something.
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unskilled

adjective
These are words and phrases related to unskilled. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of unskilled.
Synonyms for unskilled from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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If someone is or feels under the weather, they feel ill.

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