unskilled

Definitions

Lacking the necessary training, experience, or proficiency to perform a specific job or task.

Not requiring special training or expertise to perform.

Examples

The company was criticized for hiring unskilled workers to handle complex machinery.

He felt frustrated that his unskilled attempts at carpentry resulted in a crooked bookshelf.

Many of the refugees arrived in the new country as unskilled laborers looking for any available work.

Synonyms

inexperienced amateur incompetent untrained inept unqualified novice

Antonyms

skilled expert proficient experienced competent trained adept