Antonyms for amateur
ˈæm əˌtʃʊər, -tʃər, -tər, ˌæm əˈtɜram·a·teur

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1. amateurnoun

   Synonyms:
   dilettante, bungler

2. amateurnoun

   Non-professional.

   Synonyms:
   bungler, dilettante

3. amateurnoun

   Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.

   amateur sports

   Synonyms:
   dilettante, bungler

4. amateurnoun

   Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

   The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.

   Synonyms:
   dilettante, bungler

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amateur

   Etymologically, the amateur is one who loves, the connoisseur one who knows. In usage, the term amateur is applied to one who pursues any study or art simply from the love of it; the word carries a natural implication of superficialness, tho marked excellence is at times attained by amateurs. A connoisseur is supposed to be so thoroughly informed regarding any art or work as to be able to criticize or select intelligently and authoritatively; there are many incompetent critics, but there can not, in the true sense, be an incompetent connoisseur. The amateur practises to some extent that in regard to which he may not be well informed; the connoisseur is well informed in regard to that which he may not practise at all. A novice or tyro may be a professional; an amateur never is; the amateur may be skilled and experienced as the novice or tyro never is. Dilettante, which had originally the sense of amateur, has to some extent come to denote one who is superficial, pretentious, and affected, whether in theory or practise.

   Synonyms:
   connoisseur, critic, dilettante, novice, tyro

   Preposition:
   An amateur in art.

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amateurnoun

   someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

   Antonyms:
   pro, professional

2. amateuradjective

   an athlete who does not play for pay

   Antonyms:
   professional, pro

3. amateur, recreational, unpaidadjective

   engaged in as a pastime

   "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

   Antonyms:
   professional, pro

   Synonyms:
   recreational, volunteer(a), inexpert, amateurish, unskilled, unpaid

4. amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilledadjective

   lacking professional skill or expertise

   "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

   Antonyms:
   professional, pro

   Synonyms:
   recreational, incompetent, inexpert, unskilled, unpaid, amateurish

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. necromancer

   one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard, witch, or even a miracle worker.

   “when the stock market began to tumble, some desperate investors resorted to necromancers for financial advice.”

   Submitted by davisrua on February 3, 2021  

2. solon

   solon means someone with authority. someone without authority means someone new or without skill, which would be an amateur.

   you can see that he doesn't know what he's doing! he's a real amateur!

   Submitted by JP03 on November 26, 2014  

How to use amateur in a sentence?

1. Elyse Pine:

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2. Harold Taylor:

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4. Joel H. Hildebrand:

   The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled with by amateur psychiatrists whose patterns for a 'wholesome personality' are inevitably their own.

5. Alan Ralsky:

   He made me look like an amateur, he got to every mailbox there ever was.

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