" inexpert "

1: lacking or showing a lack of expert skill;

  * e.g., " ... an inexpert attempt at putting on an outdoor concert "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amateur,

•  amateurish,

•  dilettante,

•  dilettantish,

•  inexperienced,

•  jackleg,

•  nonprofessional,

•  unprofessional,

•  unskilled,

•  unskillful

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  adept,

•  consummate,

•  crackerjack,

•  expert,

•  master,

•  masterful,

•  masterly,

•  professional,

•  virtuosic,

•  virtuoso

2: lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job;

  * e.g., " ... the inexpert mechanic only made the problem worse—and charged me a fortune for doing it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  inapt,

•  incapable,

•  incompetent,

•  inept,

•  unable,

•  unfit,

•  unfitted,

•  unqualified,

•  unskilled,

•  unskillful

•  Antonyms : 

•  able,

•  capable,

•  competent,

•  expert,

•  fit,

•  qualified,

•  skilled,

•  skillful,

•  ultracompetent

3: showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation);

  * e.g., " ... well-meaning but inexpert expressions of sympathy from friends after the funeral "

•  Synonyms : 

•  awkward,

•  botched,

•  bungling,

•  clumsy,

•  fumbled,

•  inept,

•  maladroit

•  Antonyms : 

•  adroit,

•  deft,

•  dexterous,

•  facile

1: a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science;

  * e.g., " ... the shoddy tiling in the bathroom was a sure sign that it was the work of an inexpert "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amateur,

•  hack,

•  hacker,

•  jackleg,

•  trifler

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  adept,

•  crackerjack,

•  craftsman,

•  expert,

•  hand,

•  master,

•  past master,

•  shark,

•  sharp