unseasoned

adjective

un·​sea·​soned ˌən-ˈsē-zᵊnd 

: not seasoned: such as

a

: not seasoned with added spices or savory ingredients

unseasoned food

b

: not having a lot of experience in a particular job or activity : inexperienced

unseasoned performers

c

: not matured or developed by growth or passage of time : immature

unseasoned timber/lumber/wood

Examples of unseasoned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Founders who think high spending on technology is a badge of success recall those from the dot-com era, when unseasoned executives ignored business basics, many even arguing that profits were no longer important. —Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

And yet, to get caught up in what Jódar might one day be would risk missing the show that this unseasoned version of him is putting on. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Even if your sauce is properly seasoned, your dish will taste flat when unseasoned noodles are added. —Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

Where girl dinner is a charming (if not a little bit dumb) smorgasbord of snacky things like cheese and pretzels and salami, boy kibble (🤢) consists of unseasoned ground beef and white rice, consumed for the protein of it all. —Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unseasoned

• reasoned
• seasoned