as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
In the meeting today—the first of two all-day meetings—members made clear their inexperience and lack of expertise in evaluating vaccine policy.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
When retail loses money, it’s often dismissed as inexperience.
—Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Injuries and inexperience in the defensive backfield are a concern.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
JSerra’s youth and inexperience was costly Friday in a thrilling 34-31 loss to Damien in a nonleague game at JSerra High.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
When retail loses money, it’s often dismissed as inexperience.
—Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Injuries and inexperience in the defensive backfield are a concern.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
JSerra’s youth and inexperience was costly Friday in a thrilling 34-31 loss to Damien in a nonleague game at JSerra High.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperience
Noun
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This is not, Vance’s studied ignorance notwithstanding, a normal way of doing business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The holiday also commemorates the triumph of knowledge over ignorance centuries ago.—
Angela Chitkara,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In today’s digital world, jobs that require teens to disconnect from screens and interact face-to-face mean more time engaged in the real world around less time extricated in virtual naivete.—
Rachel Greszler,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, there’s an endearing naiveté to Hechinger’s performance.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperience. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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