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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
inexperienced teenagers who, naturally, thought they knew everything
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as in amateur
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an inexperienced carpenter had obviously built the rough-hewn cabin
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Recent Examples of inexperienced
Maybe the bright lights of a win-or-go-home playoff game proved too big of a moment for a young, inexperienced Hawks team.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
So after Game 5, there is reason to think this group could battle back against an inexperienced Ducks team.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Rolder, an inexperienced but effective linebacker, could be an immediate impact player on special teams.
—Mike Kaye
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Regulation remains uneven, education is inconsistent, and the line between a manageable high and a harmful one isn’t always clear, especially for younger or inexperienced users.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
When Magyar takes office next month, that will mean his untested government of inexperienced ministers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
So much for the Philadelphia Flyers being too inexperienced for all this.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
So after Game 5, there is reason to think this group could battle back against an inexperienced Ducks team.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Rolder, an inexperienced but effective linebacker, could be an immediate impact player on special teams.
—Mike Kaye
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Regulation remains uneven, education is inconsistent, and the line between a manageable high and a harmful one isn’t always clear, especially for younger or inexperienced users.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
When Magyar takes office next month, that will mean his untested government of inexperienced ministers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
So much for the Philadelphia Flyers being too inexperienced for all this.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperienced
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Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Faced with the prospect of deciding between Urlacher, a late bloomer in high school who almost wasn’t recruited before becoming a college All-American, and Michigan State receiver Plaxico Burress, regarded throughout the NFL as gifted but immature, the Bears did not have to choose.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Odom was divorced from Herbert Odom, a prominent Black South Side dentist and amateur boxer.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here, research has revealed, for example, how audience and journalistic frames interact and compete in liveblogs, where in a space of potential co-production, journalists still reframe amateur contributions by appending their own frames onto them.—
Daniel Jackson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even Michael’s social life is left blank, far beyond his adolescent solitudes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Relatedly, another study published Friday in JAMA Network Open found that rates of adolescent cannabis use increased after recreational use was legalized in California, but decreased after the Covid pandemic.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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His mom likes another young lady for her son, not my daughter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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This particular adaptation bookends the story with the character Alba (played in young adulthood by Rocío Hernández), the granddaughter of the clairvoyant matriarch Clara del Valle (played in older age by Dolores Fonzi) and the conservative, volatile patriarch Esteban Trueba (Alfonso Herrera).—
Laura Zornosa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperienced. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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