Synonyms of amateurish

amateurish

adjective

as in amateur

lacking or showing a lack of expert skill

that's an amateurish wallpapering job—the pattern doesn't match at the seams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• inexperienced
• unprofessional
• unskilled
• incompetent
• inexpert
• nonprofessional
• unskillful
• awkward
• dilettantish
• unfinished
• clumsy
• dilettante
• unprepared
• new
• untutored
• unpolished
• unschooled
• untrained
• flawed
• primitive
• unqualified
• untaught
• fresh
• uninitiated
• jackleg
• defective
• ham-fisted
• would-be
• crude
• ham-handed
• faulty
• self-taught
• beginning
• untalented
• heavy-handed
• untested
• unfit
• untried
• incapable
• unseasoned
• green
• curbstone
• entry-level
• unable
• talentless
• raw
• ungifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professional
• adept
• competent
• expert
• capable
• skilled
• talented
• skillful
• masterful
• masterly
• virtuosic
• able
• virtuoso
• proficient
• ace
• consummate
• handsome
• dexterous
• master
• gifted
• accomplished
• experienced
• seasoned
• veteran
• prepared
• crackerjack
• knowledgeable
• taught
• qualified
• educated
• practiced
• initiated
• trained
• polished
• fitted
• versatile
• slick
• schooled
• habile
• versed
• ambidextrous
• finished
• tutored
• well-rounded
• all-around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amateurish

Attempts to go hyperrealistic can go too far and make the whole endeavor feel amateurish. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

That the two companies viewed something this amateurish as a prime example of what the software could achieve should raise an eyebrow. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

But all this was in keeping with the amateurish nature of the tournament. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026

What the evaluation process actually looks like A major myth says online screens are flimsy or amateurish. — Lucy Jones april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026

The amateurish stickup failed, fast. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026

Perhaps in a previous time where Plantasia and Ernest Hood weren’t so in-demand, Freedom to Spend wouldn’t have been incentivized to dig up this amateurish set of tracks, and give it the full reissue treatment. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

The wildly amateurish performances turn the story’s tragic high points into moments of unintentional goofiness. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

At times, Epstein characterized the billionaire’s office as sloppy and amateurish, exposing him to taxes and reputational risks while making sensitive payments. — Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026