unprofessional
adjective
, -ˈfe-shə-nᵊl\
Definition of unprofessional
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unprofessional
Synonyms
amateur, amateurish, dilettante, dilettantish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, nonprofessional, unskilled, unskillful
Antonyms
ace, adept, consummate, crackerjack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, virtuosic, virtuoso
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Examples of unprofessional in a Sentence
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Jerry Brown accused the Lottery’s management team of public drunkenness and other unprofessional behavior during business trips. — Fox News, "California Lottery director resigns after reports of scandal, lavish spending," 9 June 2019 Homemade Zagat Renz is a professional eater and unprofessional chef celebrating the flavors of Caribbean cuisine. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "These Caribbean Food Bloggers Bring Island Flavor Straight To Your Kitchen," 3 Aug. 2019 While this behavior was found to be an isolated occurrence, the assessment revealed a need to ensure that everyone feels safe reporting unprofessional conduct. — oregonlive.com, "What the city of Portland says about 'extreme hazing’ that led to proposed $80,000 settlement," 30 July 2019 Certainly, the vast corpus of the Strzok-Page correspondence does reflect a unprofessional, out-of-control culture at the FBI. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The FBI Tragedy: Elites above the Law," 11 June 2019 Researchers have shown that burnout is associated with a two-fold increase in unsafe patient care, unprofessional behavior, and low patient satisfaction. — Quartz at Work, "Young female doctors are at high risk for burnout and “self-care” is not the answer," 27 June 2019 But setting limits on these relationships protects both them and you from unprofessional entanglements. — New York Times, "Can a Professor Pay for a Student’s Counseling?," 19 June 2018 Cornrows are widely considered unprofessional for work and are banned from some schools. — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, "We Interviewed 5 Cultural Appropriators at Coachella 2018," 20 Apr. 2018 For too long casual attitudes and unprofessional behavior has been accepted and tolerated in the Capitol. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "Republican running for Oregon governor wants top state Dems to resign over sexual harassment at Capitol," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unprofessional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unprofessional
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