Synonyms of jackleg

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adjective

ˈjak-ˌleg 

1

as in amateur

being such only for recreation

a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• inexperienced
• avocational
• nonprofessional
• backyard
• Sunday
• unskilled
• primitive
• unprofessional
• uninitiated
• dilettante
• amateurish
• unprepared
• self-taught
• unschooled
• part-time
• untrained
• weekend
• naive
• untaught
• untutored
• inexpert
• unqualified

2

as in inexperienced

lacking or showing a lack of expert skill

he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inexperienced
• amateur
• unskilled
• nonprofessional
• incompetent
• dilettante
• inexpert
• unprofessional
• unskillful
• dilettantish
• amateurish
• new
• awkward
• unfinished
• uninitiated
• would-be
• untrained
• unschooled
• unprepared
• unqualified
• clumsy
• curbstone
• untaught
• primitive
• untutored
• defective
• crude
• faulty
• self-taught
• ham-handed
• unpolished
• beginning
• ham-fisted
• unseasoned
• entry-level
• fresh
• flawed
• unfit
• untested
• incapable
• heavy-handed
• green
• untried
• untalented
• talentless
• unable
• raw
• ungifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• professional
• expert
• skilled
• ace
• competent
• capable
• master
• adept
• consummate
• skillful
• virtuoso
• able
• proficient
• virtuosic
• masterly
• talented
• seasoned
• handsome
• veteran
• crackerjack
• gifted
• masterful
• experienced
• accomplished
• taught
• dexterous
• qualified
• knowledgeable
• trained
• prepared
• practiced
• initiated
• habile
• educated
• fitted
• schooled
• versed
• versatile
• slick
• ambidextrous
• polished
• finished
• all-around
• tutored
• well-rounded

3

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

a jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• sick
• crooked
• loose
• degenerate
• dishonest
• dissolute
• perverted
• reprobate
• depraved
• rakish
• decadent
• libertine
• warped
• unwholesome
• debased
• vicious
• perverse
• demoralized
• unclean
• debauched
• spoiled
• rakehell
• unscrupulous
• dissipated
• unprincipled
• wicked
• immoral
• bent
• cutthroat
• evil
• bad
• unethical
• contaminated
• tainted
• nefarious
• sinful
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• ethical
• honest
• moral
• incorruptible
• principled
• uncorrupt
• uncorrupted
• righteous
• good
• virtuous

jackleg

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noun

as in kid

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science

you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• kid
• beginner
• novice
• hack
• trifler
• hacker
• inexpert
• rookie
• freshman
• newcomer
• greenhorn
• tenderfoot
• tyro
• learner
• neophyte

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• master
• expert
• craftsman
• hand
• ace
• shark
• past master
• virtuoso
• maestro
• wizard
• crackerjack
• whiz
• veteran
• adept
• sharp
• vet
• old hand
• old-timer

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