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🙅 Lacking ability 🛠️ No special training 👤 An untrained person
non-skilled

non-skilled

3.0
A job that does not need special training or education
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈskɪld/
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  • The factory hired several non-skilled workers to help with basic assembly tasks.

Examples

  • Many non-skilled positions are available for people without formal education.

  • He started in a non-skilled job but later received training for a higher position.

  • Many non-skilled jobs are available in the market.

  • The factory hired non-skilled workers for the assembly line.

  • Many non-skilled positions are available for people without formal education.

  • The factory hired several non-skilled workers to help with basic assembly tasks.

  • He started in a non-skilled job but later received training for a higher position.

Synonyms

unskilled
vsnon-skilled
11 1.9

A job that does not need special training

applies to any situation not requiring special training, education, or skill
nontechnical
vsnon-skilled
1 3.5

Easy to understand for people without special training

covers all types not needing special training, not only technical areas
nonspecialist
vsnon-skilled
4.4

Easy to understand without expert knowledge

is used more generally for things that do not need special training
nonspecialized
vsnon-skilled
4.1

Not limited to one area or skill and useful in many situations

focuses on lack of required training or skill rather than broad scope

Antonyms

skilled
172 3.5

Having special training and ability to do a job well

trained
1.9

Able to do something well because of practice

How Skilled

professional
401 3.7
specialized
  • US
70 5.4
skilled
172 3.5
semiskilled
1 3.7
non-skilled
3.0

Surface Forms

non-skilled positive
non-skiller comparative
non-skilledest superlative

Morphology

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

Productive negation with 'non-' applied to 'skilled', yielding 'not requiring special skill' in this usage.

Etymology

Non-skilled is formed from non- ('not') and skill ('ability'), so a non-skilled job is a job that is 'not' meant to need special training. That's why the term is used for simple or entry-level work.