Synonyms for ignorant
ˈɪg nər əntig·no·rant

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1. ignorant

   Ignorant signifies destitute of education or knowledge, or lacking knowledge or information; it is thus a relative term. The most learned man is still ignorant of many things; persons are spoken of as ignorant who have not the knowledge that has become generally diffused in the world; the ignorant savage may be well instructed in matters of the field and the chase, and is thus more properly untutored than ignorant. Illiterate is without letters and the knowledge that comes through reading. Unlettered is similar in meaning to illiterate, but less absolute; the unlettered man may have acquired the art of reading and writing and some elementary knowledge; the uneducated man has never taken any systematic course of mental training. Ignorance is relative; illiteracy is absolute; we have statistics of illiteracy; no statistics of ignorance are possible.

   Synonyms:
   ill-informed, illiterate, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unskilled, untaught, untutored

   Antonyms:
   educated, instructed, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise

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1. ignorant

   Synonyms:
   untaught, uneducated, uninformed, unlearned, illiterate, unlettered

   Antonyms:
   wise, learned, cultured, cultivated, well-informed

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1. ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unletteredadjective

   uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

   "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"

   Synonyms:
   innate, nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, analphabetic, unbelieving, unknowing, unconditioned, unwitting

   Antonyms:
   informed, educated

2. ignorant, illiterateadjective

   uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

   "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"

   Synonyms:
   nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, unknowing, unwitting

   Antonyms:
   educated, informed

3. ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwittingadjective

   unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

   "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"

   Synonyms:
   unplanned, nescient, unknowledgeable, unlettered, unlearned, illiterate, unknowing, unintentional, unwitting

   Antonyms:
   educated, informed

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1. ignorantadjective

   Synonyms:
   unlearned, uninstructed, uninformed, uneducated, untaught, unenlightened, blind, illiterate, unlettered, dark

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1. ignorantadjective

   Synonyms:
   illiterate, inerudite unenlightened, uninformed, unlearned, untaught, uneducated, unlettered, nescient, quackish, charlatanic

   Antonyms:
   educated, instructed, schooled, trained, proficient, learned

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1. List of paraphrases for "ignorant":

   ignorance, unaware, ignoramus, benighted, uninformed

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1. Jeff Miller:

   Then maybe going forward you wouldn't make anymore disgusting, ignorant and offensive tweets. If I'm wrong and you're not ignorant about Holocaust. . then you are disgusting.

2. Andrew Arthur:

   Perhaps the president is ignorant of the carnage he is inflicting, but due to his failure to travel to the Mexican border and see the consequences of his actions — and inactions — himself, he has only himself and his advisers to blame.

3. sindiswa matyobeni:

   You might not know the type of a tree you are dealing with, but once its fruit appears, you can't be ignorant anymore.

4. William G. McAdoo:

   It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

5. J. Bartlett Brebner:

   Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States.