as in inexperienced
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an unprofessional carelessness about the accuracy of the news story
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Recent Examples of unprofessional
Channel 9 is the most unprofessional of all Orlando news programs.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
This arrest looked so unprofessional and just wrong in so many ways.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Two common themes emerged: many aren’t sure of who the DA is or what the office does and, those who do know, view the DA as ineffective, unprofessional and, in many cases, incompetent.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Missing weight is still largely viewed as being unprofessional.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
This arrest looked so unprofessional and just wrong in so many ways.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Two common themes emerged: many aren’t sure of who the DA is or what the office does and, those who do know, view the DA as ineffective, unprofessional and, in many cases, incompetent.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Missing weight is still largely viewed as being unprofessional.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofessional
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofessional. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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