What are the opposite words for professional?
Professional is a term used to describe someone who is skilled, trained, or experienced in a particular field. There exist several antonyms for the word professional that convey opposite meanings. One of the antonyms for professional is amateur, which refers to someone who lacks the necessary skills and experience in a particular field. Another antonym for professional is untrained, which refers to someone who lacks the necessary training required to carry out a particular activity. Incompetent is another antonym for professional, which refers to someone who lacks the necessary skills and knowledge to perform a task effectively. Other antonyms for professional include unskilled, amateurish, and unprofessional.
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- amateur
- dabbler
- entrant
- fledgling
- inexperienced person
- layman
- layperson
- newcomer
- recruit
- rookie
- uninitiate
- beginner
- dilettante
- freshman
- greenhorn
- neophyte
- nonprofessional
- pupil
- novice/learner of a trade
- apprentice
- person unskilled in something
- person entering competition, starting new activity
- novice
- beginner in activity
- amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession
- person who has just arrived in area
- person just learning something
- person prepared for work by extended study or practice
- person who is learning something
- person beginning service
- lay
- amateurish
- unprofessional
- all
- not professional
- skilled, trained
- sophomoric
- not done well or skillfully
- Other relevant words
- amateur
- dabbler
- entrant
- fledgling
- inexperienced person
- layman
- layperson
- newcomer
- recruit
- rookie
- uninitiate
- beginner
-
dilettante
- dallier,
- dalliers,
- Halfcocked,
- Unaccomplished,
- Ungifted,
- half-cocked,
- artsy fartsy,
- half baked,
- half cocked,
- halfbaked,
- more dabbling,
- more half cocked,
- more half-cocked,
- more halfcocked,
- more rookie,
- more tenderfoot,
- more unaccomplished,
- more ungifted,
- most dabbling,
- most half cocked,
- most half-cocked,
- most halfcocked,
- most rookie,
- most tenderfoot,
- most unaccomplished,
- most ungifted,
- un accomplished,
- un gifted,
- un skilled,
- un-accomplished,
- un-gifted,
- un-skilled.
- freshman
- greenhorn
- neophyte
- nonprofessional
- pupil
- novice/learner of a trade
- apprentice
- person unskilled in something
- person entering competition, starting new activity
- novice
- beginner in activity
- amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession
- person who has just arrived in area
- person just learning something
- person prepared for work by extended study or practice
- person who is learning something
- person beginning service
- lay
- amateurish
-
unprofessional
- inefficient,
- unfitting,
- nonexpert,
- in adequate,
- in competent,
- in efficient,
- in experienced,
- in-adequate,
- in-competent,
- in-efficient,
- in-experienced,
- more amateur,
- more nonexpert,
- more unfitting,
- most amateur,
- most nonexpert,
- most unfitting,
- non expert,
- non-expert,
- un ethical,
- un fitting,
- un professional,
- un suitable,
- un trained,
- un worthier,
- un worthiest,
- un worthy,
- un-ethical,
- un-fitting,
- un-professional,
- un-suitable,
- un-trained,
- un-worthier,
- un-worthiest.
- all
- not professional
-
skilled, trained
- amateur,
- clumsy,
- green,
- ignorant,
- incapable,
- incompetent,
- inefficient,
- inept,
- inexperienced,
- rookie,
- unable,
- unintelligent,
- unprofessional,
- unskilled,
- untrained,
- untalented,
- stupid.
- sophomoric
- not done well or skillfully
- Other relevant words
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unweaved
- Antonyms:
- put together, twist, tangle.
