unskilled

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
    lacking professional skill or expertise
    not doing a good job

Word Origin

unskilled (adj.)
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + skill.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

skilled

Example

1. A construction school was established to train unskilled locals .
2. But are the europeans really skilled and those new workers unskilled ?
3. As a result , skilled workers must be paid higher wages than unskilled workers .
4. I 'll even give you a hint : I 'm not looking for " unskilled . "
5. Third , labour-saving technical change continuously threatens assembly-line jobs for the unskilled .

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