as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
The Sun’s inexperience was at the root of its disastrous first-quarter showing, its young players visibly out of sorts against a New York roster stacked with perennial All-Stars and WNBA champions.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Inspector Paul Algie of Queensland Police said that speed was the most likely cause of the crash but added that the driver's inexperience was also likely a factor, according to the Australian Associated Press.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Crusoe’s inexperience is a relatively minor risk compared to the much larger one Oracle is taking on OpenAI, which is by far the biggest customer represented in Oracle’s remaining performance obligations (RPOs), which represent how much money Oracle is slated to earn from its existing contracts.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Freeling — given the investment made in him — should receive the benefit of the doubt in that competition, despite his inexperience.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Inspector Paul Algie of Queensland Police said that speed was the most likely cause of the crash but added that the driver's inexperience was also likely a factor, according to the Australian Associated Press.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Crusoe’s inexperience is a relatively minor risk compared to the much larger one Oracle is taking on OpenAI, which is by far the biggest customer represented in Oracle’s remaining performance obligations (RPOs), which represent how much money Oracle is slated to earn from its existing contracts.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Freeling — given the investment made in him — should receive the benefit of the doubt in that competition, despite his inexperience.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperience
Noun
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One by one the great trees are killed, the suburban greenness collapsing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even Republicans, who usually feigned ignorance about the President’s social-media outbursts, were weighing in.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Chinese officials were unsure what to make of Pete Hegseth’s presence — whether it was meant to convey a softer stance, a hardening one, or simply an ignorance of basic diplomatic protocol.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperience. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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