Synonyms for ignorant
ˈɪg nər ənt

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered(adj)

   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, illiterate(adj)

   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, unwitting(adj)

   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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.75 / 16 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. ignorant

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

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

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1. ignorant(a.)

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

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1. ignorant(a)

   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:

   ignorance, unaware, ignoramus, benighted, uninformed

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1. Vikrant Parsai:

   It is better to be completely ignorant than to be ill taught.

2. Tom Petty:

   I was pretty ignorant of what it actually meant.

3. Voltaire:

   He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

4. Vikrant Parsai:

   Giving advice to the ignorant is like sowing the seeds in the desert.

5. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   When enlightened souls come in contact with ignorant people like you, they have to speak in YOUR language, because you are not yet qualified to speak to them, you have not yet mastered the ART to commune with them. Ordinarily communication happens between two minds, communion between two beings.

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