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
The board also charged Page with unprofessional and unethical conduct by committing disruptive behavior through a pattern of contentious, threatening, or intractable behavior that could interfere with patient care or the effective functioning of health care staff.
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Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
And Robert, though prone to open and perhaps unprofessional discussion of Leah’s suicide with clients, is biased against therapy based on a previous negative experience.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
The former prosecutor, Shawn Fuller, claimed he was fired for being a whistleblower, not for unprofessional conduct.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
And Robert, though prone to open and perhaps unprofessional discussion of Leah’s suicide with clients, is biased against therapy based on a previous negative experience.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
The former prosecutor, Shawn Fuller, claimed he was fired for being a whistleblower, not for unprofessional conduct.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofessional
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But Miami is using an inexperienced quarterback, who had struggled on every level of the game with the exception of spot playing time the past two years, to do so?—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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One year ago, Georgetown was deemed too small and too inexperienced – yet the Royals developed a hard-nosed defensive identity that led to their first state championship in program history.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before Castro began preventing citizens from leaving the country, Cuba’s then-thriving professional leagues had already turned amateur, forcing top players such as Perez and Cárdenas to decide between pursuing their MLB careers or living a rewardless life as stars in Cuba.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, thanks to the amateur astronomers who made journeys across the globe between October 2022 and March 2025 to witness 22 stellar occultations by the Didymos–Dimorphos system, Makadia and Chesley's team were able to calculate the change in the binary system's orbit around the sun.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Through both instruction and practice, her once amateurish videos evolved into photojournalism.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The wildly amateurish performances turn the story’s tragic high points into moments of unintentional goofiness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofessional. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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