Novice
Novice noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Unskilled
Unskilled adjective - Lacking or showing a lack of expert skill.
Novice and unskilled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Novice" instead an adjective "Unskilled".
Nearby Words: unskillful, unskilful, unskilfully
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Unskilled, but Strong: Hayato has a high Hundred aptitude thanks to having Variant viruses, but is a complete novice at using it, though he learns quickly enough to at least fight alongside his seniors.
Source: Light Novel / Hundred -
For most of the episode, Homer indeed withstands incredible punishment and never so much as flinches ... although virtually all of his opponents are weak, unskilled novice boxers.
Source: No Sell
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Unskilled and Novice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/novice/unskilled
Novice & Unskilled. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/novice/unskilled>.
Unskilled or Novice. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/novice/unskilled.
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