inexperient
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪəriənt/
- As an inexperient manager, she made several avoidable mistakes in her first week.
Examples
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Because he was inexperient in public speaking, he felt nervous addressing the large audience.
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The committee was wary of hiring someone so inexperient for such a critical role.
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The inexperient intern struggled with basic tasks.
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Don't be too harsh on the inexperient staff member.
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As an inexperient manager, she made several avoidable mistakes in her first week.
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Because he was inexperient in public speaking, he felt nervous addressing the large audience.
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The committee was wary of hiring someone so inexperient for such a critical role.
Synonyms
Having little experience in a job or activity
Not having much skill or practice
Having no ability or training to do something well
Not experienced at doing something
Not skilled at a task or subject
Has little skill or experience in a particular activity
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inexperient begins with in- meaning 'not' and shares its root with experience and expert, which comes from an old word meaning 'to try' or 'test'. So, someone who is inexperient is 'not tried' at a task and therefore lacks practical experience.