Adept
Antonyms of ADEPT
- heavy-handed, ignorant, stupid, untutored, incompetent, ineffectual, unskillful, unpolished, unseasoned, ham-handed, untaught, coarse, ham-fisted, unschooled, Unhandy, indefinite, untalented, ineffective, untrained, awkward, beginning, new, raw, helpless, bungling, green, slow, untried, inefficient, clumsy, inept, unintelligent, jackleg, unskilled, unable, rude, incapable, lazy, weak, rough, Ungifted, untested, inexperienced, primitive, shiftless, would-be, maladroit.
Examples of usage:
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Toiling in the midst of a dense thicket, among a tangle of dead leaves and twigs, she may well produce a very inaccurate piece of work; but compel her to labour when free from all impediment: she will then- I am convinced of it beforehand- apply her talents without constraint and show herself an adept in the building of graceful nests. "The Life of the Spider" by J. Henri Fabre
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The adept shook his head. "The Gloved Hand" by Burton E. Stevenson
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They walked slowly, and, for a time, neither spoke; yet the silence was of a kind which the adept rejoiced to have produced thus soon- their second meeting. "The Two Vanrevels" by Booth Tarkington