Amateur
Amateur adjective - Being such only for recreation.
Usage example: an amateur cabinetmaker, he derives immense satisfaction from finely crafting his own furniture
Self-taught and amateur are semantically related in educated topic. In some cases you can use "Self-taught" instead an adjective "Amateur".
Self-taught
Self-taught adjective - Having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training.
Usage example: the cellist's success is all the more remarkable because she is self-taught
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Synonyms for Self-taught
Amateur and self-taught are semantically related in educated topic. You can use "Amateur" instead an adjective phrase "Self-taught".
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Related pairs
- naive and amateur
- naive and self-taught
- inexpert and amateur
- inexpert and self-taught
- unskillful and amateur
- unskillful and self-taught
- untrained and amateur
- untrained and self-taught
- untutored and amateur
- untutored and self-taught
- unqualified and amateur
- unqualified and self-taught
- inexperienced and amateur
- inexperienced and self-taught
Both words in one sentence
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Vampire Hunter - Cat tries this on her own at first, as a self-taught and mostly lucky amateur.
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