Clever and Inexpert

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Clever adjective - Skillful with the hands.

Usage example: the Shakers were clever artisans who created many ingenious and highly useful devices

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Inexpert is an antonym for clever in skilful topic.

Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly

Inexpert adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation).

Usage example: well-meaning but inexpert expressions of sympathy from friends after the funeral

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Clever is an antonym for inexpert.

Nearby Words: inexperience, inexpertly

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Inexpert and Clever. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clever/inexpert

Clever & Inexpert. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clever/inexpert>.

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