amateurishly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for amateurishly
Adverb
  • Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If reserves prove insufficient—or are poorly disclosed—confidence can collapse overnight.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The information the city provided to win passage of a ballot measure in 2022 allowing this fee was incompetently inaccurate.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The Kings lost Vladislav Gavrikov to free agency, spent that money inefficiently on Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin, and then gave up Jordan Spence for good measure.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Amateurishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amateurishly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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