non-certified
Without official approval
Non-certified describes something or someone lacking official certification or credentials.
A non-certified teacher hasn't completed required licensing.
Non-certified mail doesn't include proof of delivery.
The term often distinguishes informal practitioners from credentialed professionals: a non-certified personal trainer, non-certified organic produce.
Lacking official authorization
- uncredentialedLacking formal certification
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
unauthorized · unofficial · unchartered · non-accredited · unendorsed · unapproved · unrecognized · invalidated
Recreational pursuer of interests
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
autodidact · dabbler · neophyte · rookie · apprentice · trainee · greenhorn · newbie
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- illegalForbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
blacklisted · barred · disqualified · rejected · vetoed · disallowed · excluded · unsanctioned
Counterfeit or fraudulent
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
sham · spurious · fraudulent · illegitimate · falsified · fabricated · deceptive · dubious
unaccredited
Lacking official authorization
- uncredentialedLacking formal certification
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unlicensedWithout official permit
unregistered · unauthorized · unofficial · unchartered · non-accredited · unendorsed · unapproved · unrecognized · invalidated · unverified
hobbyist
Recreational pursuer of interests
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
self-taught · autodidact · dabbler · neophyte · rookie · apprentice · trainee · greenhorn · newbie · layman
banned
Officially disallowed
contraband · blacklisted · barred · disqualified · rejected · vetoed · disallowed · excluded · unsanctioned · outlawed
bogus
Counterfeit or fraudulent
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
forged · sham · spurious · fraudulent · illegitimate · falsified · fabricated · deceptive · dubious · questionable
non-certifiedcertified
Officially declared valid
licensed · accredited · credentialed · board-certified · approved
non-certifiedverified
Confirmed as accurate
authenticated · validated · attested · confirmed · guaranteed
certified, certify, certificate, certification, certifiable, certifiably, uncertified, recertify, recertification