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Unskillful in a sentence

Unskillful meaning

Not skillful.

Synonyms of Unskillful

botchy butcherly unskilled

Related words

Other words often associated with Unskillful or its synonyms:

fumbling gory botched menial incompetent rough sanguineous clumsy bungled humble bloody crude

Using Unskillful

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not skillful.
  • Useful related words include: botchy, butcherly, unskilled.

Context around Unskillful

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fewer 1×

Often after:

stumbling 1× workers 1× actions 1× ones 1× akusala 1× behavior 1×

Sentence patterns with Unskillful

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acts as unskillful akusala in 1× and fewer unskillful actions is 1× but these unskillful workers cannot 1× ignore the unskillful stumbling of 1× results and unskillful ones to 1× unskillful behavior in 1× ve been unskillful in your 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but these unskillful 1× certainly committing more 1× the basic premise 1× the opportunity to 1× this perspective sees 1× unskillful behavior in 1×

Common sentence endings:

actions is beneficial 1× be fully mapped 1× in your actions 1× kind of commodities 1× of our elders 1× or eradicate them 1×

Words around Unskillful

Just before it in the word index:

unskilled 125 unsinkable 14 unsilenced 2 unsigned 114 unsignalized 2 unsightly 91

Just after it in the word index:

unsmil 4 unsmiling 5 unsmoked 2 unsociable 7 unsocial 7 unsold 112

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Unskillful

  • In this selection, "unskillful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fewer, stumbling, workers and actions stand out and add context to how "unskillful" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acts as unskillful akusala in and and fewer unskillful actions is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unskillful" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unskillful

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Certainly, committing more skillful and fewer unskillful actions is beneficial. (10 words)

This where you mention any place where you’ve been unskillful in your actions. (14 words)

Unskillful behavior in turn can strengthen the defilements, but following the Noble Eightfold Path can weaken or eradicate them. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The basic premise of kamma is simple—that skillful intentions lead to favorable results, and unskillful ones to unfavorable results—but the process by which those results work themselves out is so intricate that it cannot be fully mapped. (39 words)

But these unskillful workers cannot hope to sell the result of their labor process at a higher price (as opposed to value) simply because they have spent more time than other workers producing the same kind of commodities. (38 words)

The opportunity to follow the path forward must not be sacrificed by well-intentioned impulses to ignore the unskillful stumbling of our elders. (23 words)

Example sentences (7)

The opportunity to follow the path forward must not be sacrificed by well-intentioned impulses to ignore the unskillful stumbling of our elders.

This where you mention any place where you’ve been unskillful in your actions.

But these unskillful workers cannot hope to sell the result of their labor process at a higher price (as opposed to value) simply because they have spent more time than other workers producing the same kind of commodities.

Certainly, committing more skillful and fewer unskillful actions is beneficial.

The basic premise of kamma is simple—that skillful intentions lead to favorable results, and unskillful ones to unfavorable results—but the process by which those results work themselves out is so intricate that it cannot be fully mapped.

This perspective sees immoral acts as unskillful (akusala) in our quest for happiness, and hence it is pragmatic to do good.

Unskillful behavior in turn can strengthen the defilements, but following the Noble Eightfold Path can weaken or eradicate them.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unskillful" in a sentence?
An example: "The opportunity to follow the path forward must not be sacrificed by well-intentioned impulses to ignore the unskillful stumbling of our elders." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "unskillful" from authentic English texts.
What does "unskillful" mean?
Unskillful means: Not skillful.
What are synonyms of "unskillful"?
Common synonyms of "unskillful" include: botchy, butcherly, unskilled.
How many example sentences with "unskillful" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "unskillful", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.