Definitions

inexperience

[in-ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspɪər i əns /

NOUN

lack of experience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance imperfection

STRONG

callowness childishness greenness incompleteness infantilism puerility rawness

WEAK

babyishness childish behavior inexpertness

Example Sentences

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Both of them remember a collaborator who made up for his inexperience with a calm sense of sureness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Her opponents say Takaichi’s comments reveal her inexperience and a measure of recklessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A more seasoned performer might have pulled through, but his inexperience was telling.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

His inexperience, the squad getting depleted... now they find themselves on the path towards European places.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The youth, inexperience, and taciturnity of Alice Trask all turned out to be assets for Cyrus.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck