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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrefined, natural |
| Synonyms: | amateurish, callow, coarse, green, harsh, homemade, homespun, immature, impure, in the rough, inexpert, makeshift, outline, prentice, primitive, raw, rough, rough-hewn, rude, rudimentary, rustic, simple, sketchy, thick, undeveloped, unfinished, unformed, ungraded, unmatured, unmilled, unpolished, unprepared, unprocessed, unproficient, unsorted, untaught, untrained, unworked, unwrought |
| Antonyms: | formal, planned, refined, sophisticated, stilted |
| Main Entry: | incompetent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unskillful, unable |
| Synonyms: | amateur, amateurish, awkward, bungling, bush-league, clumsy, disqualified, floundering, helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insufficient, maladroit, not cut out for, not equal to, not have it, out to lunch, raw, unadapted, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, unhandy, uninitiated, unproficient, unqualified, unskilled, untrained, useless |
| Notes: | incompetent means not qualified or showing lack of skill or aptitude; incontinent means lacking control over urination and defecation |
| Antonyms: | able, adept, capable, competent, dexterous, effective, efficient, experienced, expert, proficient, skillful |
| Main Entry: | inept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clumsy, unskilled; incompetent |
| Synonyms: | all thumbs, artless, awkward, bumbling, bungling, butterfingers, gauche, halting, inadept, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inexpert, loser, maladroit, unapt, undexterous, unfacile, ungraceful, unhandy, unproficient, unskillful, wooden |
| Antonyms: | able, adroit, competent, dexterous, fit, skilled, skillful |
| Main Entry: | unfit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not ready |
| Synonyms: | amateur, awkward, blundering, bungling, bush league, butter-fingered, clumsy, debilitated, disqualified, feeble, heavy-handed, ill-equipped, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapacitated, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, maladjusted, maladroit, no good, not cut out for, not equal to, not up to, unable, unapt, unfitted, unhandy, unpracticed, unprepared, unproficient, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained, useless, weak |
| Antonyms: | able, fit, qualified, ready, willing |
| Main Entry: | unprocessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude |
| Synonyms: | amateurish, callow, coarse, green*, harsh, homemade, homespun, immature, impure, in the rough, inexpert, makeshift, native, outline, prentice, primitive, raw*, rough*, rough-hewn, rude, rudimentary, rustic, simple, sketchy, thick, undeveloped, unfinished, unformed, ungraded, unmatured, unmilled, unpolished, unprepared, unproficient, unrefined, unsorted, untaught, untrained, unworked, unwrought |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | crude |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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