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
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Recent Examples of amateurish
Relations only continued to tank when, in 2020, American mercenaries attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government in an amateurish scheme.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
People who understand the process of diplomacy think that this is very amateurish and is unlikely to yield real results that are enforceable.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
The looks are nearly all amateurish and awkward.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
People who understand the process of diplomacy think that this is very amateurish and is unlikely to yield real results that are enforceable.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
The looks are nearly all amateurish and awkward.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amateurish
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On June 25, 2025, Rick Nolthenius, an astronomer at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, and his former student, amateur astronomer Kirk Bender, set out to observe the Quaoar system during an occultation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This one-time purchase grants access to Skylum's full suite of photo-editing tools, available for both Windows and macOS, and is a smart investment for amateur photographers.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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His emergence has enabled a talented, inexperienced team find its early identity.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Disciplinary bodies and the rule of law The state bodies that govern the practice of law, and which license lawyers who practice even in the federal courts and the federal government, serve as a critical check on unprofessional conduct by lawyers.—
Ray Brescia,
The Conversation,
27 Aug. 2025
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Practices that feel second nature in one country can seem awkward, overly formal or even unprofessional in another.—
Dee Coakley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Amateurish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amateurish. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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