Synonyms of jackleg

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jackleg 1 of 2

adjective

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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jackleg

2 of 2

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
• trifler
• inexpert
• tenderfoot
• hack
• rookie
• hacker
• greenhorn
• freshman
• newcomer
• tyro
• learner
• neophyte

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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