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- Dictionaryamateur/ˈamətə/
noun
- 1. a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis: "it takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider" Similar Opposite
- 2. a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity: "that bunch of stumbling amateurs" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional: "amateur athletics" Similar
- 2. done in an incompetent or inept way: "it's all so amateur!" Similar
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Synonyms for AMATEUR: inexperienced, avocational, nonprofessional, Sunday, naïve, backyard, amateurish, unskilled; Antonyms of AMATEUR: professional, expert, skilled, adept, ace, competent, capable, virtuoso.
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noun. These are words and phrases related to amateur. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of amateur. Amateurs are not allowed to play in most professional golf tournaments. An amateur shouldn't play poker for high stakes.
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Synonyms for AMATEUR: amateurish, inexperienced, dilettantish, unpaid, inexpert, unskilled, nonprofessional, lay, avocational, crude, dabbling, recreational; Antonyms for AMATEUR: professional, veteran, expert.
amateur. 1 (noun) in the sense of nonprofessional. Definition. a person who engages in a sport or other activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. He is an amateur who dances because he feels like it. Synonyms. nonprofessional. outsider. layperson. layman or woman. dilettante. non-specialist. dabbler. See examples for synonyms.
Synonyms for amateur in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for amateur. 36 synonyms for amateur: nonprofessional, outsider, layman, dilettante, layperson, non-specialist, dabbler, nonprofessional, lay, dilettante, incompetent....
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amateur. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: not professional. Synonyms: nonprofessional, novice, unskilled, untrained, inexperienced, unpaid, inexpert, dabbling, immature, weekend. Antonyms: veteran, professional, expert, master, adept. Sense: Adjective: of poor quality or standard. Synonyms:
More 690 Amateur synonyms. What are another words for Amateur? Dilettante, amateurish, dabbler, nonprofessional. Full list of synonyms for Amateur is here.
