as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
The Packers are thin at cornerback and have a lot of inexperience behind the top three of Keisean Nixon, Nate Hobbs and Valentine.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Because of its inexperience, a juvenile bald eagle has less than a 50% chance of surviving, according to the American Eagle Foundation.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Mamdani, apparently cognizant of the perils of inexperience, has forged a somewhat surprising political alliance and personal friendship with a former competitor-turned-ally in the mayor’s race: city comptroller and former Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander, and that could make all the difference.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Given his army’s inexperience and ill-discipline, the enemy’s numerical superiority, the lack of vital supplies, and his long-standing desire of adding Texas to the federal union, his withdrawal strategy was the most prudent option.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Because of its inexperience, a juvenile bald eagle has less than a 50% chance of surviving, according to the American Eagle Foundation.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Mamdani, apparently cognizant of the perils of inexperience, has forged a somewhat surprising political alliance and personal friendship with a former competitor-turned-ally in the mayor’s race: city comptroller and former Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander, and that could make all the difference.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Given his army’s inexperience and ill-discipline, the enemy’s numerical superiority, the lack of vital supplies, and his long-standing desire of adding Texas to the federal union, his withdrawal strategy was the most prudent option.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexperience
Noun
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But Sharapova got out in front of the story, created a narrative of innocence based on ignorance.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Although prejudice and ignorance likely play some role in shaping attitudes—and elite politicians are powerful forces in driving public opinion—the fact is that many citizens have genuine concerns about immigration that cannot be ignored.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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For far too long, the United States has treated the Muslim Brotherhood with a dangerous combination of naivete and willful blindness.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is the result of naivete: Who would want to hurt little old us?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperience. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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