UNFLEDGED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unfledged

adjective

ˌən-ˈflejd

Definition of unfledged

as in inexperienced

lacking in adult experience or maturity the kind of mistake in judgment that an unfledged youth could be expected to make

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After striking up conversation about their individual side projects, Kern lent his app’s base server to an inexperienced Coffee.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
In Shipwrecked, crew members suggest that Schettino was a relatively new and inexperienced captain.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Definition of inexperienced

Adjective

The majority of the pest detections have been of immature life stages of the insect such as egg masses.

— Lizzie Kane July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
From the first whistle, the Americans looked too clumsy, disconnected and immature to compete for the World Cup quarterfinals berth.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of immature

Adjective

Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of adolescent

Adjective

Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Hundreds of people, mostly young, gathered in Kyiv Thursday to protest Fedorov’s departure.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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