| | Proficient Antonyms are words that are the opposite of the word proficient or almost the opposite of the word proficient. 
 We have identified the following antonyms for proficient:
 
 backward
 ignorant
 unskilled
 inconversant
 ill-versed
 awkward
 clumsy
 
 
 The list above has many uses. Use the words above to find an opposite word that you can use in your writing.  
By seeing words that mean the opposite of proficient, you may also get a better understanding of what the word "proficient" means.
 
 We keep adding more words to the Proficient Antonyms list, so feel free to contact us with suggestions.
 
 
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