Synonyms of amateurs

amateurs

noun

plural of amateur

1

as in tinkerers

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession

an amateur photographer who has won a number of photo contests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tinkerers
• enthusiasts
• hobbyists
• potterers
• laymen
• nonprofessionals
• dabblers
• fans
• nonexperts
• dilettantes
• putterers
• devotees
• generalists
• buffs
• aficionados
• jacks-of-all-trades
• all-rounders
• general practitioners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professionals
• experts
• authorities
• specialists
• pros

2

as in beginners

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science

a homemade doghouse that looked like it was built by an amateur who hadn't mastered basic carpentry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginners
• kids
• novices
• triflers
• newcomers
• hackers
• freshmen
• hacks
• rookies
• learners
• tyros
• inexperts
• greenhorns
• jacklegs
• neophytes
• tenderfeet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• craftsmen
• hands
• masters
• adepts
• sharks
• sharps
• aces
• past masters
• virtuosos
• veterans
• wizards
• maestros
• crackerjacks
• vets
• old-timers
• old hands
• whizzes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amateurs

Thinking otherwise is the mistake of amateurs and dilettantes. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

The team is planning to release additional problems over the next several weeks for amateurs and professionals alike to try their hands and their favorite models at. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 10 June 2026

The uneven workmanship of the double stitching suggests the giant flag was likely made by amateurs, curators with the historical society have determined. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The Montauk surfing scene took off in the 1960s, when pros and amateurs descended on the area for what are said to be the best waves on the East Coast and became part of the landscape. — Mike Albo, Curbed, 23 June 2026

The current entry system for amateurs, which includes not only high schoolers but also international players who sign at 16, is hardly a model of economic efficiency. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major-league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026

Most American soccer fans wouldn’t hesitate in saying that the United States winning the World Cup would clearly be a much bigger shock than the group of literal amateurs upsetting the greatest ice hockey team on watch at the 1980 winter games. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Eventually the costs became too much for GT1, then GT2 (later called GTE, or GTLM in IMSA), and in 2024 the ACO decided to import the GT3 category, which was created back in 2005 by Stéphane Ratel as a way to make sports car racing less expensive for amateurs. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026