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jackleg
Synonyms and Antonyms of jackleg
- a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb
- he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut
curbstone, self-taught, uninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored
awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed
crude, defective, faulty, flawed, primitive, unfinished, unpolished
beginning, entry-level, fresh, green, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be
incapable, incompetent, talentless, unable, unfit, ungifted, untalented
able, accomplished, capable, competent, dexterous (also dextrous), gifted, habile, handsome, proficient, skilled, skillful, talented
experienced, practiced (also practised), seasoned, veteran
educated, fitted, initiated, knowledgeable, prepared, qualified, schooled, taught, trained, tutored, versed
all-around (also all-round), ambidextrous, versatile, well-rounded
- a jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters
bent [chiefly British], crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous
contaminated, spoiled, tainted
bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked
jackleg
Synonyms and Antonyms of jackleg
- you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm
ace, adept, crackerjack (also crackajack), craftsman, expert, hand, master, past master, shark, sharp
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