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
Production assistants told Albuquerque police that Busfield was sometimes touchy or unprofessional.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The unprofessional outburst hung in the dugout air as the Phillies finished a win without Castellanos.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
That does not mean individual employees are necessarily unprofessional or malicious.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After a 10-year investigation and five malpractice claims, the Iowa Board of Medicine has issued a warning to a Des Moines surgeon accused of incompetence and unprofessional and unethical conduct.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofessional
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The unprofessional outburst hung in the dugout air as the Phillies finished a win without Castellanos.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
That does not mean individual employees are necessarily unprofessional or malicious.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After a 10-year investigation and five malpractice claims, the Iowa Board of Medicine has issued a warning to a Des Moines surgeon accused of incompetence and unprofessional and unethical conduct.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofessional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofessional
Adjective
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Steve Ponto said his daughter means well, but is inexperienced and especially passionate.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Messi went in as a halftime substitute in the 2-1 victory over Mauritania on March 27, a result against an inexperienced opponent that did not sit well with Scaloni.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is Ganne's sixth time playing the ANWA, which already has become as prestigious as any amateur event in women's golf, mainly because of where the final round is played.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The amateurish stickup failed, fast.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps in a previous time where Plantasia and Ernest Hood weren’t so in-demand, Freedom to Spend wouldn’t have been incentivized to dig up this amateurish set of tracks, and give it the full reissue treatment.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Unprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofessional. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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