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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
inexperienced teenagers who, naturally, thought they knew everything
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as in amateur
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an inexperienced carpenter had obviously built the rough-hewn cabin
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Recent Examples of inexperienced
Founders are often too eager to scale, or too inexperienced to evaluate talent, and the financial hit isn’t felt immediately.
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Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The show’s world slowly expands; we’re introduced to a biker gang that traffics fentanyl up and down the East Coast, a handful of inexperienced agents and state police officers who get absorbed into Tom’s task force, stray villains with face tattoos, cheerful water-ice vendors.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Simone Inzaghi, the head coach since 2021 who delivered a Serie A title in the 2023-2024 season, has now departed for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and has been replaced by the inexperienced 44-year-old Cristian Chivu, who won the tournament in 2009-10 as an Inter player.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Staffing the agency with inexperienced loyalists will waste time and resources, increase the chances of costly mistakes, and put American lives at risk.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The Patriots have a relatively inexperienced defensive staff under Vrabel and Williams, a first-year play-caller.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The show’s world slowly expands; we’re introduced to a biker gang that traffics fentanyl up and down the East Coast, a handful of inexperienced agents and state police officers who get absorbed into Tom’s task force, stray villains with face tattoos, cheerful water-ice vendors.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Simone Inzaghi, the head coach since 2021 who delivered a Serie A title in the 2023-2024 season, has now departed for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and has been replaced by the inexperienced 44-year-old Cristian Chivu, who won the tournament in 2009-10 as an Inter player.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Staffing the agency with inexperienced loyalists will waste time and resources, increase the chances of costly mistakes, and put American lives at risk.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The Patriots have a relatively inexperienced defensive staff under Vrabel and Williams, a first-year play-caller.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperienced
Adjective
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And enforcing size limits on catches could prevent the overharvesting of immature sharks and help maintain population resilience.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the comments, some people point out that the situation feels immature.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Well, the moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot for even the most amateur astronomers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film tracks Chou’s navigation of adolescent relationships, including romantic disappointment and academic pressure, as external political events amplify personal upheavals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Her mother decided that her daughter’s lesbianism was only an adolescent phase.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Something has to give if the Commanders want to keep their young quarterback leading the way for years to come.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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But increasingly, the planet’s biggest pro clubs are signing younger and younger players to bigger and bigger contracts that deter their release when not required, either for fear of injury or fear of losing league games in their absence.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Inexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperienced. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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