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Synonyms for ignorant
ˈɪg nər əntig·no·rant
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, untutoredAntonyms:
educated, instructed, learned, sage, skilled, trained, well-informed, wise
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ignorant
Synonyms:
untaught, uneducated, uninformed, unlearned, illiterate, unletteredAntonyms:
wise, learned, cultured, cultivated, well-informed
Princeton's WordNet
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, unwittingignorant, 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, unwittingignorant, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ignorantadjective
Synonyms:
unlearned, uninstructed, uninformed, uneducated, untaught, unenlightened, blind, illiterate, unlettered, dark
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ignorantadjective
Synonyms:
illiterate, inerudite unenlightened, uninformed, unlearned, untaught, uneducated, unlettered, nescient, quackish, charlatanicAntonyms:
educated, instructed, schooled, trained, proficient, learned
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List of paraphrases for "ignorant":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11981 | ignorance | |
#14614 | ignorant | |
#16485 | unaware | |
#25535 | innate | |
#31396 | unplanned | |
#31479 | unintentional | |
#32447 | illiterate | |
#35413 | unskilled | |
#42339 | uninformed | |
#46925 | uneducated | |
#71973 | unwitting | |
#89384 | unknowing | |
#91005 | unbelieving | |
#94975 | unlearned | |
#102781 | unconditioned | |
#116500 | benighted | |
#136321 | ignoramus | |
#139288 | unenlightened | |
#191467 | unlettered | |
#201184 | untutored | |
#261906 | untaught | |
#288760 | uninstructed | |
#313904 | unknowledgeable |
How to use ignorant in a sentence?
I was around some of my friends and we just, we say dumb stuff together. In our minds it's playful. It sounds ignorant but that's really where it came from, and it's wrong, we were all clearly drunk and I was asking his girlfriend to take care of him because he was drunk and he was leaving. I didn't mean it in any derogatory manner at all.
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
The power of every dictator has two main sources: His psychopathic mind and the support of the very easily deceivable ignorant masses!
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.
Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.
Translations for ignorant
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- наҙанBashkir
- ignorantCatalan, Valencian
- ignorantGerman
- αδαήςGreek
- malkleraEsperanto
- ignoranteSpanish
- فرناس, نادانPersian
- tietämätönFinnish
- ignorantFrench
- ainfhiosach, ainfhiosrachScottish Gaelic
- ignoranteGalician
- tudatlan, tájékozatlanHungarian
- bodoh, bebalIndonesian
- ignoranteItalian
- בור ועם הארץHebrew
- 無知な, 無知Japanese
- uvitendeNorwegian
- ignorant, onwetendDutch
- ignorantOccitan
- ignoranckiPolish
- ignorantePortuguese
- ignorantă, ignorantRomanian
- невежественный, необразованныйRussian
- injorantAlbanian
- okunnig, ovetandeSwedish
- невігласUkrainian
- 无知Chinese
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