INARTISTIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

inartistic

adjective

Definition of inartistic

as in unfinished

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Recent Examples of inartistic Andre Iguodala put it in more cosmic terms, after Thursday night’s inartistic but somewhat encouraging 128-112 win over the Lakers in the final regular-season home game. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inartistic

Adjective

Mamadou Wadji, 37, heads a shoemakers’ cooperative whose members were moved from a busy market beside Iba Mar Diop stadium to an unfinished school building in an out-of-the-way location so the stadium could be expanded for the Games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
For now, the evolutionary history of dreaming remains tantalizingly unfinished.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of unfinished

Adjective

Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
One young fashion photographer who made a name for himself at indie mags like i-D with his unpolished images of a teenage Kate Moss, was Juergen Teller.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpolished

Adjective

The problem is the acting, which is broad, detached and, frankly, often amateurish.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The whole was topped not by a cupola or a cross but a small pennant, on which the Festival emblem had been drawn in crayons in a rather amateurish hand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of amateurish

Adjective

While older generations may interpret limited eye contact, a flat expression or a pause before responding as rude, lazy or unprofessional, that might not be a younger person’s intent at all, Leahy said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Referee Adrian Hill was suspended for one game for unprofessional conduct toward Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unprofessional

Adjective

What increased access to AI tools has done is lower the barrier to entry for even unskilled hackers to target low-hanging fruit.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
Many also regard government employment as inherently more stable and dignified than the harsh labor markets of the private sector, especially for the relatively unskilled.

— Anthony W. Pereira, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of unskilled

Adjective

At that time, three juvenile girls reported that a man had used his cellphone to record them while they were undressed in a fitting room, the news release said.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
The petition asked the Virginia State Board of Health to adopt regulations barring biological males from female-only athletic teams and competitions, as well as female spaces in which women and girls could be undressed.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026