unskilled
Americanadjective
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of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
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not demanding special training or skill.
unskilled occupations.
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exhibiting a marked lack of skill or competence.
an unskilled painting; an unskilled writer.
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not skilled or expert.
He was unskilled in the art of rhetoric.
adjective
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not having or requiring any special skill or training
unskilled workers
an unskilled job
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having or displaying no skill; inexpert
he is quite unskilled at dancing
Etymology
Origin of unskilled
Example Sentences
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Wages of unskilled workers would drop and unemployment would rise, he told them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
CareScout’s estimate for paid home care is based on 44 hours a week of unskilled care.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
So many unskilled Americans descended on the U.S.S.R. that by 1938 the Soviets started requiring U.S. visitors to show proof of return travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
India has largely missed the bus on low-end, unskilled factory work - jobs China dominated for decades.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
In recognition of this, Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners kept them on as part of the expanded work force and even paid them at a higher rate than the unskilled men.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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