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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
The president has directed the department to pursue his personal enemies and has replaced career DOJ employees with inexperienced MAGA loyalists, sometimes to the detriment of his own agenda.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Even on a good day, the area is not for the inexperienced.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
If a mostly inexperienced pitching staff steps up, the Trojans will be extremely dangerous by the time the playoffs roll around.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Romain Esse has been considered too inexperienced, not defensively capable and unsuited to a No 10 role.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The most common complaints include denying legitimate claims, partnering with inexperienced and unqualified service providers, poor service, and slow response times.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Had training standards slipped, pushing relatively inexperienced ski patrollers into dangerous situations?
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Amper’s assertion that young, inexperienced Gen Zers are the secret sauce for tech companies is actually playing out in real time.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Even on a good day, the area is not for the inexperienced.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
If a mostly inexperienced pitching staff steps up, the Trojans will be extremely dangerous by the time the playoffs roll around.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Romain Esse has been considered too inexperienced, not defensively capable and unsuited to a No 10 role.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The most common complaints include denying legitimate claims, partnering with inexperienced and unqualified service providers, poor service, and slow response times.
—Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Had training standards slipped, pushing relatively inexperienced ski patrollers into dangerous situations?
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Amper’s assertion that young, inexperienced Gen Zers are the secret sauce for tech companies is actually playing out in real time.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperienced
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Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Co-created and hosted by Tyra Banks, the reality competition in which amateur beauties vied for the titular title and a modeling contract, among other prizes, ran for 24 seasons on three different networks (UPN, The CW, VH1) between 2003 and 2018.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The show has been done by dozens of theaters around the state, from professional productions at such places as Seven Angels Theatre and UConn’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre to amateur productions put together by community theaters or groups of local musicians.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Derry Girls, which followed teens in McGee’s native Derry in the years preceding 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, was a raucous, joke-dense show that juxtaposed mundane adolescent rites of passage with the daily horrors of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The scale of underage wagering is hard to measure, but a recent survey of 1,017 adolescent boys nationwide, found 36% gambled in the last year.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The hockey association could have used a big international appearance to promote the sport to younger players.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Coach Rick Hirtensteiner said Young dealt with the pressure by just trying to have fun, and Sheffer, playing with his younger brother, Ryan, a starting shortstop, appeared to do just that Wednesday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperienced. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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