unpracticed

Examples

• All

• He approached the project with an unpracticed confidence, unsure of what to expect.

• As they walked through the ornate double doors into the suite, Yael exclaimed, "Oo-wah!" The sitting room was a rich, long vista of antique-style furnishings and real paintings, not famous but, to their unpracticed eyes, serious art.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Besides, I was totally unpracticed in the art of sitting still and very used to being kept hopping.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Ask them out-of-the-ordinary questions to surprise them into unpracticed answers.

  Blog text (9)

• My unpracticed shoulder muscles complain as I ease Antonia off my back into her bed.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I suspected—as do all unpracticed drinkers—that I would never feel right again.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Gene Benton, destined to go off to Yale Drama School, sits with a cigarette drooping from his pretty mouth, making faces and, to my unpracticed ear, exaggerating the Yiddish with which he responds to Larry.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Her speech was a bit awkward because she felt unpracticed in front of the audience.

• To the unpracticed observer, the painting may look simple, but it is filled with intricate details.

Synonyms

N

new

vsunpracticed

∞ 2.1

Having little experience in a job or activity

highlights absence of prior practice rather than other faults

I

inexperienced

vsunpracticed

66 3.4

Not having much skill or practice

is the broad label for lacking hands-on practice or ability

U

untrained

vsunpracticed

31 3.4

Having no teaching or practice to do a task well

is broader, describing lack of practice regardless of formal training

R

raw

vsunpracticed

• Informal

30 4.4

New and without much experience in a job or activity

refers generally to not having practiced or built skill yet

U

uninitiated

vsunpracticed

8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

is used when someone simply has not practiced that activity

U

unskilled

vsunpracticed

6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

focuses on lack of past practice rather than judged poor performance

U

untutored

vsunpracticed

3 7.8

Having no formal schooling or lessons

covers lack of practical practice as well as formal education

U

unseasoned

vsunpracticed

1 6.5

A person who has little experience in a job or activity

emphasizes simply not having much prior practice or skill

U

undertrained

vsunpracticed

1 5.7

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

describes general absence of practice rather than incomplete training

U

unskillful

vsunpracticed

1 4.4

Not able to do something well

means simply not having had much practice or experience

U

unversed

vsunpracticed

1 8.4

Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject

focuses more on lacking practice and hands-on skill

I

inexpert

vsunpracticed

1 6.5

Not skilled at a task or subject

stresses not having practiced enough rather than lacking knowledge depth

U

unaccomplished

vsunpracticed

1 4.8

Has little skill or experience in a particular activity

focuses mainly on absence of practice rather than on polish or talent

U

unfledged

vsunpracticed

1 9.5

Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group

describes simply not having practiced enough rather than immaturity

I

inexperient

vsunpracticed

9.9

Not having much practical experience or training

is the everyday term focusing on not having practiced much

U

undrilled

vsunpracticed

6.0

Not trained or practiced in basic routines like marching

is the general term for not having practiced or gained skill

N

non-skilled

vsunpracticed

4.0

Not trained and not able to do a particular job

is a broader everyday label for not having practiced a task

Antonyms

P

practiced

3.7

Someone who has a lot of skill because they did something many times

How Practiced

expert

3 3.5

skilled

172 3.5

competent

114 3.6

unpracticed

1 6.0

unskilled

6 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology