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Synonyms for ignorance
ˈɪg nər ənsig·no·rance
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Wiktionary
ignorancenoun
Synonyms:
unawareness, blindnessIgnorancenoun
A personification of ignorance.
Synonyms:
blindness, unawareness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
ignorance
Synonyms:
ignoring, inexperience, unfamiliarityAntonyms:
acquaintance, association, companionship, experience, familiarity, fellowship, friendship, intimacy, knowledge
Princeton's WordNet
ignorancenoun
the lack of knowledge or education
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Editors Contribution
lack of knowledge
Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ignorancenoun
Synonyms:
illiteracy, nescience, darkness, blindness, want of knowledge
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ignorancenoun
Synonyms:
illiteracy, inerudition, unenlightenment, nescience, quackery, charlatanry
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ignorance":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1640 | dark | |
| #11981 | ignorance | |
| #13300 | ignoring | |
| #14614 | ignorant | |
| #18414 | disregard | |
| #18620 | blindness | |
| #63840 | inexperience | |
| #121757 | unfamiliarity | |
| #164053 | unawareness |
How to use ignorance in a sentence?
A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance. Observe how the greatest minds yield in some degree to the superstitions of their age.
He wasn't being accountable for his actions, i was so shocked and I was so disappointed at his ignorance and at the school.
I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.
True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
Translations for ignorance
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- onkundeAfrikaans
- جهل, جهالةArabic
- cəhalətAzerbaijani
- невуцтва, няведаннеBelarusian
- незнание, невежество, неведениеBulgarian
- ignorànciaCatalan, Valencian
- neznalost, nevědomostCzech
- uvidenhedDanish
- Ignoranz, UnwissenheitGerman
- άγνοιαGreek
- nescioEsperanto
- ignoranciaSpanish
- asjatundmatus, ignorantsus, võhiklikkus, teadmatusEstonian
- جهالت, نادانی, جهلPersian
- tietämättömyysFinnish
- fákunna, fávitskaFaroese
- ignoranceFrench
- aineolas, ainbhiosIrish
- ainfhios, aineolas, ainfhiosrachdScottish Gaelic
- ignoranciaGalician
- અજ્ઞાનGujarati
- neufys, neuhoiggaltysManx
- בּוּרוּתHebrew
- अज्ञानHindi
- tudatlanságHungarian
- անգիտություն, տգիտությունArmenian
- inscientiaInterlingua
- ketidaktahuanIndonesian
- fákunnátta, vankunnátta, vanþekking, fáviska, þekkingarleysi, fáfræðiIcelandic
- ignoranzaItalian
- 無知Japanese
- უვიცობაGeorgian
- ភាពល្ងង់ខ្លៅKhmer
- ಅಜ್ಞಾನKannada
- 무지Korean
- nezanîKurdish
- ignorantiaLatin
- nežinojimasLithuanian
- nezināšanaLatvian
- tsifahalalanaMalagasy
- kūaretangaMāori
- незнаењеMacedonian
- അജ്ഞതMalayalam
- onwetendheid, ignorantieDutch
- uvitenhetNorwegian
- ignorànciaOccitan
- ଅଜ୍ଞତାOriya
- nieznajomość, ignorancja, niewiedza, nieświadomość, nieuctwoPolish
- ignorânciaPortuguese
- ignoranțăRomanian
- неведение, незнание, неосведомлённость, невежествоRussian
- незнање, neznanjeSerbo-Croatian
- neznalosť, nevedomosťSlovak
- nevednostSlovene
- injorancëAlbanian
- okunnighet, ignorans, okunskapSwedish
- அறியாமைTamil
- నేరమిTelugu
- ความไม่รู้Thai
- bilgisizlik, cehaletTurkish
- незнання, невігластво, неуцтвоUkrainian
- اگیانUrdu
- sự dốt nát, sự thiếu hiểu biếtVietnamese
- 无知Chinese
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