🙅 Lacking ability 🛠️ No special training 👤 An untrained person

non-skilled

4.0

Not trained and not able to do a particular job

adjective
/nɒnˈskɪld/

: no cualificado

Many non-skilled workers find it difficult to get higher-paying jobs.

Examples

The company offers training programs for non-skilled employees to improve their abilities.
The training program is designed to help non-skilled workers gain the skills they need.
He was assigned to a non-skilled position that did not require previous experience.
Many non-skilled jobs are available in the area.
Are there many non-skilled positions in your field?
Many non-skilled jobs require only basic tasks and minimal training.
In regions with high unemployment, non-skilled positions are often the most available.

Synonyms

incompetent

vsnon-skilled

141 4.9

Not able to do a job or task well

suggests lack of ability or training but less about complete failure

inexperienced

vsnon-skilled

66 3.4

Not having much skill or practice

stresses lack of general ability and competence beyond mere inexperience

untrained

vsnon-skilled

31 3.4

Having no teaching or practice to do a task well

includes lack of ability and competence, not only absence of training

unqualified

vsnon-skilled

24 4.0

Not having the needed skill or legal right to do a job

is broader, indicating missing ability or competence rather than only legal authority

talentless

vsnon-skilled

9 4.3

A person or thing that cannot do something well

focuses on practical training and competence rather than native talent

unskilled

vsnon-skilled

6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

is about lacking general competence or ability in a particular job

untalented

vsnon-skilled

6 3.4

Not good at an activity

is about absence of learned skill and competence, not only talent

underqualified

vsnon-skilled

2 4.7

Does not have enough skills, experience, or education for a job

points to lacking ability, training, or competence for a particular job

unpracticed

vsnon-skilled

1 6.0

Not experienced at doing something

focuses on overall lack of ability, training, or competence beyond practice

unskillful

vsnon-skilled

1 4.4

Not able to do something well

focuses on lacking ability or training rather than occasional poor performance

undertrained

vsnon-skilled

1 5.7

A person or group who does not have enough skills for a job

signals lacking ability or full competence despite some training received

inexpert

vsnon-skilled

1 6.5

Not skilled at a task or subject

highlights overall absence of ability, training, or competence instead of narrow gaps

unaccomplished

vsnon-skilled

1 4.8

Has little skill or experience in a particular activity

emphasizes lack of basic ability and training rather than stylistic refinement

unversed

vsnon-skilled

1 8.4

Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject

stresses practical inability and missing competence, not only unfamiliarity

ungifted

vsnon-skilled

1 3.9

Does not have a special talent or natural ability

refers to lacking trained ability or competence rather than natural gift

nonproficient

vsnon-skilled

7.2

Not having enough skill in a subject or activity

emphasizes general lack of ability, training, or competence for tasks

unfitted

vsnon-skilled

5.0

Not suitable for a particular job or use

means lacking ability or training rather than being simply unsuitable

nontalented

vsnon-skilled

Offensive

5.8

Not good at a particular activity or skill

emphasizes missing ability, training, or competence rather than lacks natural gift

Antonyms

skilled

172 3.5

Having special training and ability to do a job well

competent

114 3.6

Able to do a job well because of skill and knowledge

How Skilled

expert

3 3.5

skilled

172 3.5

competent

114 3.6

semiskilled

1 3.7

non-skilled

4.0

Surface Forms

non-skilled positive

non-skiller comparative

non-skilledest superlative

Morphology

non-skilled = skilled (transparent) = non + skilled

The meaning is a straightforward negation by the productive prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'skilled', yielding 'not skilled'.

Etymology

Non-skilled comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and the word skill meaning 'ability'. So non-skilled literally means 'not skilled', a helpful image to remember someone who lacks training or competence.