unversed
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8.4
- adjective
- /ʌnˈvɜrst/
- The unversed student struggled to understand the complex theories presented in class.
Examples
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"He stopped, unversed in the mechanics of death's aftermath, his mind refusing to function for the moment.
Fiction book (1999) -
Blissfully untrained, unversed and unprepared... to even attempt real art.
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We were only a company of six in a cramped, modern parlor, as enraptured as rough, unversed knights in a war camp or mead-hall.
Fiction book (1990) -
As someone who is unversed in cooking, I often rely on my friends for help.
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Before joining the team, I was unversed in the software we use for project management.
Synonyms
50
2.8
A person who has little or no schooling
39
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
31
3.4
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
11
4.8
Not knowing much about a subject
10
4.7
A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive
8
8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
4
2.9
Having no ability or training to do something well
4
5.5
A person who has no formal education
3
4.2
Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math
2
7.8
Having no formal schooling or lessons
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
7.7
A person with little education or knowledge about a subject
1
6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
1
6.0
Not experienced at doing something
1
5.7
A person or group who does not have enough skills for a job
1
6.5
A person who has little experience in a job or activity
1
9.5
Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group
1
6.5
Not skilled at a task or subject
1
4.8
Has little skill or experience in a particular activity
1
6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
1
4.0
Not trained and not able to do a particular job
1
4.2
Not having special knowledge or skill in a subject
1
7.1
A person who has little schooling or interest in the arts
1
6.9
Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject
1
8.4
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Not having experience in a subject or activity
Not having enough skill in a subject or activity
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unversed starts with un- meaning 'not' and the versed part comes from an old word meaning 'to turn', which you can see in reverse. So unversed means 'not turned' into a subject — in other words, someone who has little experience or knowledge of it.