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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
inexperienced teenagers who, naturally, thought they knew everything
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as in amateur
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an inexperienced carpenter had obviously built the rough-hewn cabin
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Recent Examples of inexperienced
By the way, Valera wasn’t the only inexperienced Guardian to make a pivotal play.
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Fleck said that type of at-the-line adjustment is atypical for such an inexperienced player; Lindsey was making only his fourth collegiate start.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
But their pitchers exploited enough batters on an inexperienced team that is now two losses from 100 for the season, and the Padres held on for a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Founders are often too eager to scale, or too inexperienced to evaluate talent, and the financial hit isn’t felt immediately.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The show’s world slowly expands; we’re introduced to a biker gang that traffics fentanyl up and down the East Coast, a handful of inexperienced agents and state police officers who get absorbed into Tom’s task force, stray villains with face tattoos, cheerful water-ice vendors.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The Patriots have a relatively inexperienced defensive staff under Vrabel and Williams, a first-year play-caller.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Fleck said that type of at-the-line adjustment is atypical for such an inexperienced player; Lindsey was making only his fourth collegiate start.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
But their pitchers exploited enough batters on an inexperienced team that is now two losses from 100 for the season, and the Padres held on for a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Founders are often too eager to scale, or too inexperienced to evaluate talent, and the financial hit isn’t felt immediately.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The show’s world slowly expands; we’re introduced to a biker gang that traffics fentanyl up and down the East Coast, a handful of inexperienced agents and state police officers who get absorbed into Tom’s task force, stray villains with face tattoos, cheerful water-ice vendors.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The Patriots have a relatively inexperienced defensive staff under Vrabel and Williams, a first-year play-caller.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperienced
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Commenting on Taiwan’s possible nuclear options, Jusen Asuka, a professor at Tohoku University and chair of the session in the conference, cautioned that SMRs remain immature and costly, and investing heavily in them could slow renewable energy development.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, these are labelled as muscular injuries but Monasterio warns players at these ages are still skeletally immature in these regions.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The anime film follows an amateur sleuth with a penchant for the paranormal, who travels to the deep south to solve a string of murders that have awakened a vengeful Boo Hag spirit seeking justice.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The whole thing is truly amateur.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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According to Andrea Lunn, an integrative child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, Haines's experience reflects how attachment works in practice.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But ever since Wembanyama was an adolescent, he has been locked in a battle against history and time.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pathways for young English players are increasingly threatened, even in the post-Brexit era, where recruitment of academy footballers from abroad is restricted.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jones first rose to prominence during his time as a standout at Syracuse University alongside his younger brother, fellow former NFL star Chandler Jones, from 2006 to 2009, before going on to get drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Inexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperienced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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